SUDAN / SALVA KIIR

Sudan's National Elections Commission declares Salva Kiir of Sudan People's Liberation Movement as the President of the Government of Southern Sudan after he wins a landslide victory in the region. UNMIS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:41
• Production Date: 27 April 2010
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SUDAN - UNMIS
• Subject Topical: ELECTIONS
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN
• MAMS Id: U100427f

Description

STORY: SUDAN / SALVA KIIR
TRT 1.41
SOURCE: UNMIS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS

DATELINE: 26 APRIL 2010, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Med shot, people with South Sudan flag dancing
2. Med shot, women with flag
3. Med shot, people dancing
4. Close up, flag
5. Med shot, President-Elect Salva Kiir arriving
6. Close up, TV crew
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Salva Kiir Government of Southern Sudan President Elect
“I would like to assure you that the security of the country is on top of our agenda and as I have said it before that no amount of intimidation or provocation will lead us back to war. We will maintain security and prepare our people for the referendum in 2011.”
8. Med shot, President Salva being congratulated
9. Med shot, Rebecca Garang greeting an official
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Rebecca Garang spouse of late John Garang:
“If Dr. Garang was around or if he is here, he will really be happy that what he worked for has already bare the fruit, so we are very happy because we are at the last leg of the CPA”
11. Wide shot, group of people dancing
12. Med shot, people dancing

Storyline

National Elections Commission declared Salva Kiir of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) as the president of the Government of Southern Sudan.

Kiir won with a landslide victory receiving 93 percent of the cast votes. His only challenger, Dr Lam Akol Ajawin managed to get 7 percent of the votes.

During a press conference he delivered in Juba, the president-elect thanked the people of Southern Sudan for entrusting him with the esteemed position and commended them for maintaining peace during the elections period.

He also expressed that security will be given primary focus in future urging the people to maintain peace and order.

The wife of the late Dr. John Garang expressed her happiness and said that if Garang would have been there he would have been "really happy that what he worked for has already bare the fruit".

Following the announcement, residents of Juba went out to the streets dancing and ululating while holding up the South Sudan flag.

Kiir will also take the post of first vice president of the Sudan in a north-south national coalition government. In January 2011, the South Sudanese will vote in a referendum which will decide whether the South will remain part of Sudan or not.