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Southern Sudan in Second Day of Independence Referendum
Date: 1/10/2011 8:33:10 AM Sender: VOA
Southern Sudan in Second Day of Independence Referendum

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A Southern Sudanese casts his vote in a ballot box at a polling station at the suburb of al-Jereif on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum, 9 Jan 2011


Polls opened Monday for the second day of southern Sudan＇s historic independence referendum. The week-long poll is expected to bring the region a step closer to becoming the world＇s newest country.

Voting in the landmark independence referendum began Sunday with witnesses reporting scenes of jubilation at polling centers and strong voter turnout.

The southern Sudanese president, Salva Kiir, cast his vote Sunday in the south＇s capital of Juba. Kiir said this is the "historic moment" southern Sudan＇s people have been waiting for.

Voting appears to be proceeding smoothly, though officials say clashes have erupted between Misseriya and Ngok Dinka tribesmen in the disputed oil-producing Abyei region.  Tribal leaders say at least 23 people have died in the fighting in recent days.

U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday the international community is determined that all parties in Sudan live up to their obligations.

The referendum is part of the 2005 peace deal that ended 21 years of war between Sudan＇s Muslim-majority north and the mainly Christian and animist south.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has pledged to accept the results and help the south regardless of the outcome.

Dignitaries from around the world, including former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and ex-U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, are in Sudan to observe the vote.

The north and south still have to resolve a number of issues involving borders, water use, oil revenue and the fate of the Abyei region.

The U.N. Security Council has expressed "deep concern" about the lack of an agreement on Abyei. The region was supposed to hold a separate referendum Sunday to decide whether to join the north or south. But the referendum was put off because of disputes over who would be eligible to vote.

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