[Ennahar] Nearly 99% of South Sudanese have chosen to vote for secession in the referendum for independence which was held from January 9 to 15, according to preliminary results released by the full Election Commission Sunday.According to figures published on the website of the Electoral Commission of South Sudan and based on the counting of100% of ballot boxes in North and South, 98.83% of votes are in favor of secession.
These results should be announced officially on Sunday at a ceremony in Juba, the capital of Southern Sudan, in the presence of Salva Kiir, President of the semi autonomous southern Sudan will become an independent state.