Amid continuing stalemate the planned elections went ahead on Nov. 25, with an 81 per cent turnout.

Having spent years trying to convince my party that we should trust our members to select the leader, the 79 per cent turnout gives me some satisfaction.

Official results in 13 of the country's 23 voting regions showed eight had voted resoundingly against in an 80 per cent turnout.

A review of results at 10 sites in the south's capital of Juba found a 95 per cent turnout and a huge vote for secession.

Official figures showed that there was an 84.5 per cent turnout of the 682,000-strong electorate.

A total of 406 candidates contested the election and a 72 per cent turnout was registered.

The Interior Ministry reported 97 per cent approval, in an 85 per cent turnout.

Both rounds attracted a 75 per cent turnout.

Thirty or forty per cent turnout would be an achievement in these conditions.

Student turnout went down 20 from 1971 while there was a 75 per cent turnout in the Berkeley Hills, the wealthier side of the city.