Swapping the Brussels hemicycle for desert polling stations, Belgian MEP Veronique De Keyser is leading a team of 135 European Election Observers for the first democratic elections in Sudan in almost 25 years. However, escaping Sudan's complicated history

Mission Sudan for Belgian MEP

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The envoy speeds through the desert   heading to Northern Sudan.

Mission: to transport   MEP Véronique De Keyser

and 2 members of the European Union   Election Observation Mission to Sudan,

Sudan is holding its first democratic   elections in almost 25 years.

That's what brought Véronique De Keyser   here as team leader of 135 EU observers.

She has a delicate mission in light   of the difficult political situation.

Opposition parties called   for people to boycott the elections.

Sudan's President Umar al-Bashir   continually threatened

of understanding of internal politics   in order to weigh up the stakes

Obviously there's confusion with parties   saying we're leaving then coming back,

and candidates doing the same.   It's complicated.

Ms De Keyser will have to edit a report on   the observations made on the elections.

It should give its verdict on the   democratic aspect of the elections.