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The National Election Commission urged anyone with complaints to\u00a0go through legal channels [Reuters]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Sudanese official wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague on war crimes charges has been re-elected governor of a central state in Sudan, according to the country’s electoral commission.<\/p>\n

Ahmed Haroun, the candidate for the ruling National Congress Party, defeated the candidate for the opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement [SPLM]\u00a0by 6,500 votes in an election on Sunday.<\/p>\n

That allows him to remain governor of Southern Kordofan state, a post he was appointed to in 2009.<\/p>\n

Haroun faces charges of murder, rape and the forced expulsion of civilians in Darfur.<\/p>\n

He is a staunch ally of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is also wanted by the Netherlands-based tribunal over the conflict in the western Darfur region.<\/p>\n

Fraud allegations<\/strong><\/p>\n

The opposition party said the elections were rigged, but the electoral commission denied the allegation.<\/p>\n

The United Nations mission in Sudan said it welcomed the completion of the elections, and said they “were conducted in a peaceful manner monitored by a large number of observers”.<\/p>\n

Both the UN and the National Election Commission urged anyone with complaints regarding the election process to address them through legal channels.<\/p>\n

The state of South Kordofan borders the south of Sudan and holds most of what will remain of the north’s oil output after the south splits away.<\/p>\n

The state is also home to many fighters who sided against the north in a civil war that ended in 2005.<\/p>\n

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