Riyadh newspaper said "Regardless of those who accuse the Sudanese government with rigging the elections or those who sympathize with the government and attribute the decision of some opposition parties to boycott the elections to the absence of their popularity, we will await disclosures of neutral observers in this respect. The major problem in this respect is that most of the Sudanese people are residing in villages and some remote regions and they don't understand the importance of these elections due to their illiteracy. If these elections are illegal, as the opposition parties allege, then why don't these opposition parties forge a coalition to weaken the position of the Sudanese government, said the daily. It inquired whether Sudan will be involved in a destructive civil war, or whether al-Basheer will be capable of bringing the country under efficient and durable control of a competent government. The daily noted that it is most likely that south Sudan will form an independent state, but such a development entails numerous complications. "Anyway, Sudan is passing through an important experience and this may be a test for paving the way for more democratic and fair elections."
