About the 2000 Elections in Sudan

On September 27, 2000, the Government of Sudan announced that it would hold parliamentary and presidential elections in December, 2000. New stories about this include:

• 12/30/00 Bashir wins with 87% of the vote.

• 12/15/00 Sudan's General Election Authority asks for special offices to investigate complaints of election rigging.

• 12/14/00 Low turnout on the first day of voting.

• 12/8/00 Beshir is almost certain to win. Many opposition groups are boycotting.

• 12/3/00 Sudan's Supreme Court will hear a suit that seeks to call off the elections.

• 11/30/00 Beshir is considering sharing power with al-Mahdi. Here is AFP's version of the story. Large celebrations took place on al-Mahdi's return.

• 11/28/00 The NDA charges that the elections will be rigged, and calls for a boycott.

• 11/26/00 The candidacies of current President Beshir and former President Nimeri have been challenged in court.

• 11/18/00 Former President Nimeri will challenge Gen. Beshir.

• 11/9/00 USAP calls for a boycott.

• 11/5/00 The UN agrees to monitor the elections.

• 10/29/00 GOS asks the UN, OAU, and Arab League to monitor the elections.

• 10/28/00 PNC repeats its threat to boycott, warning of an uprising.

• 10/3/00 The PNC announces that it will boycott the elections.

• 10/2/00 The northern opposition party PNC, headed by Hassan al-Turabi, opposes the elections, claiming they will be rigged.

• 9/29/00 The SPLA says it regards the election as a negative sign.

• 9/27/00 The election announcement