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Sudan votes in first open elections for 24 years

Sudan elections: A Sudanese worker eats beside polling boxes at a polling station
A Sudanese election commission worker sits beside polling boxes in al-Fasher, northern Darfur, on the eve of the election
Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Sudan elections: Sudanese voters check their names on the election list
Voters check their names on the election list at a polling station in the Darfur town of al-Fashir
Photograph: Nasser Nasser/AP
Sudan elections: A Southern Sudanese woman votes at a polling station set in a tent in Juba
A woman prepares to vote at a polling station set in a tent in Juba, southern Sudan
Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP
Sudan elections: A Sudanese voter casts a ballot as other wait in line
A voter casts a ballot as others wait in line in the southern capital of Juba
Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images
Sudan elections: A Sudanese polling station staff member stains a voter's fingers
A polling station worker stains the hand of a voter before she casts her ballot in Khartoum
Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP
Sudan elections: Two women look through the list of voters at a polling station in Khartoum
Two women look through the list of voters at a polling station in Khartoum
Photograph: KPA/Zuma/Rex Features
Sudan elections: A Sudanese refugee woman casts her vote at a polling station
A woman casts her vote in the refugee camp of Zamzam, in Darfur
Photograph: Nasser Nasser/AP
Sudan elections: An election official calls a voter into a polling station
An election official calls a voter into a polling station in the town of Malakal, in Upper Nile state
Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters
Sudan elections:  A man shows his ink-stained finger after voting at the Oum Ayman School
A man shows his ink-stained finger after voting in Jebel Aulia
Photograph: Mike Nelson/EPA
Sudan elections: A Sudanese woman folds her ballot behind a cardboard screen
A woman folds her ballot behind a cardboard screen at an outdoor polling station in the village of Dulab, in Upper Nile state
Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters
Sudan elections: Voters' items to mark their places in the queue in Malakal
Voters wait for a polling station to open in Malakal. Other voters have left items to mark their places in the queue
Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters
Sudan elections: A policeman guards a polling station at Zamzam's IDP camp
A policeman guards a polling station as a woman arrives to vote in Zamzam
Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Sudan elections: Two boys watch the voting process at the Al Mukdab School
Two boys watch the voting process at a school in the village of al-Mukdab
Photograph: Mike Nelson/EPA
Sudan elections: Members of Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir's entourage shout
Members of Omar al-Bashir's entourage shout 'God is great' as the president casts his vote in Khartoum
Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
Sudan elections: A female election worker with a picture of Sudan's Omar al-Bashir
An election worker with a picture of the president on her clothes, at a polling station in the refugee camp of Abou Shouk
Photograph: Nasser Nasser/AP
Sudan elections: Sudanese people search for their names on election lists
People search for their names on election lists before casting their ballots in Juba, southern Sudan
Photograph: Yannick Tylle/EPA
Sudan elections: A Sudanese refugee woman registers for voting while carrying a child
A woman carrying a child registers to vote at the refugee camp of Zamzam
Photograph: Nasser Nasser/AP
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