Sudan Goes to Polls
- By Unknown
- Mar. 07 1996 00:00
The country's 10 million voters have until Mar. 17 to cast ballots, so turnout was light when polling stations in the capital opened at 8 a.m. local time. Results are expected by Mar. 20. The long duration is necessary because communications in Sudan, the largest country in Africa, are very poor.
El-Bashir, who installed an Islamic government after taking over in a military coup in 1989, is running for president against 40 other candidates who are not well known.