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  • SPLM Chairman presents nomination papers for GOSS president

    JUBA (Jan 25, 2010) – The Chairman of the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM) Cde Salva Kiir on Monday submitted to the South Sudan High Elections Committee papers for his nomination for the position of the President of the Government of South S...
  • NEC extends by five days the period for candidate nominations

    JUBA (Jan 20, 2010) – Sudan’s National Elections Commission (NEC) on Wednesday extended by five days the period for individuals vying for various positions in the upcoming general elections to present their nomination papers.  ...
  • SPLM Political Bureau concludes meeting after selecting candidates

    JUBA (Jan 20, 2010) – The 6th meeting of the SPLM’s Political Bureau ended Wednesday after members finalized the process of selecting the party’s candidates to contest at all levels in the forthcoming general elections. ...
  • Khartoum would accept a separate South Sudan state: Al Bashir

    YAMBIO (Jan 19, 2010) – The President of the Republic, Omer Al Bashir, Tuesday assured Southerners that Khartoum will be the first to recognize an independent South Sudan State if southern Sudanese vote for separation in the 2011 referendum....
  • SPLM names candidates to contest gubernatorial elections

    JUBA (Jan 17, 2010) – The SPLM on Sunday revealed names of individuals the party has picked to compete in gubernatorial elections up and down the country, ending days of speculation over nominations for the positions. ...
  • SPLM to unveil candidates for positions of state governors

    JUBA (Jan 16, 2010) – The SPLM was set to announce its candidates for the positions of state governors on Saturday, as a meeting of the party’s Political Bureau that was convened to pick candidates for the various executive and legislative seats up fo...
  • SPLM Politburo picks Cde Yassir Arman to run for president

    JUBA (Jan 14, 2010) – The SPLM’s Political Bureau late on Thursday unanimously chose Comrade Yassir Saeed Arman as the party’s candidate for the position of president of the republic in the upcoming general elections scheduled for April. ...
  • SPLM Politburo meets to decide on candidates

    JUBA (Jan 14, 2010) – A meeting of the SPLM’s Political Bureau was scheduled to open in Juba on Thursday, with the party’s preparations for the forthcoming general elections expected to dominate the deliberations.   ...
  • Southerners to seriously debate unity, separation in 2010

    JUBA (Jan 11, 2010) – The year 2010 will witness a flurry of activity, with southerners engaging in concerted debate over how to vote in the 2011 referendum, SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum said on Monday. ...
  • SPLM to continue engaging NCP on CPA despite setbacks

    JUBA (Jan 9, 2010) – The Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM) shall continue to put pressure on the National Congress Party (NCP) to fully implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) despite difficulties in the process. ...
  • SPLM expresses displeasure over aid agencies’ glum Sudan report

    JUBA (Jan 9, 2010) – The SPLM said on Saturday that it found a report about the situation in the country, particularly in southern Sudan, that was recently released by some 10 aid agencies operating in Sudan quite troubling. ...
  • Sudan elections to be staggered over three days

    JUBA (Jan 5, 2010) – Voting in Sudan’s forthcoming general elections will now take place over a three-day period, the National Elections Commission (NEC) reported on its website on Monday, quoting NEC Deputy Chairman Abdallah Ahmed Abdallah. ...