Referendum Concession

The ruling party in semi-autonomous South Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), has agreed to compromise on its insistence on having a southerner in the role of secretary general of the Referendum Commission. A senior SPLM official stated that holding the referendum on time was of greater importance than blocking a northern candidate (which would almost certainly delay the vote). According to the source, the SPLM would settle for a southerner taking up the deputy secretary general position. The Referendum Commission is responsible for planning the January 2011 vote where southerners will decide whether to secede from the

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