Sudan's Elections

I haven't written anything on the Sudanese elections, which took place over the last three days. They are the first multi-party elections in 24 years, though some parties are boycotting, and the South is more interested in the referendum early next year on possible independence. We won't know any results till Sunday, but I thought I'd refer you to some background from people who know the country better than I do:

• Philippe de Pontet for Arab Reform Bulletin: "Sudan's Elections and Birth Pangs for the South."

• Dan Morrison guest posting at The Arabist: "A Travesty, a Logistical Nightmare, Irrelevant, Democracy: Four Ways of Looking at Sudan's National Elections." A title that captures several different interpretations of the vote.
  

• A BBC report on the opening day of elections, with links to various backgrounders etc.