Abuja Agreement of 2005. The new agreement includes provisions for a compromise between three states and one greater Darfur region by proposing a three states and supervising regional authority structure. Just days before the referendum would have been held – with very few preparations having taken place — it was agreed that the referendum would be delayed and that it would be held a year after the signing of a further peace agreement. The government postponed the referendum to 11 April 2016 and the referendum was held amid fears of violence. The referendum will attempt to unify the Darfur region as it was in 1994 after it was split further in five states in 2012. Options The referendum gave the electorate a choice between either "the creation of a Darfur Region composed of the five states" or the "retention of the status quo of five states". The referendum was organised and supervised by the Sudanese National Election Commission and the peace agreement allowed for international monitors. Following the referendum, if the majority of the electorate select the option to form a Darfur Region, then the existing Darfur Regional Authority would form a constitutional commission to determine the competencies and structure of a Darfur Regional Government. The constitution will then have to be approved by the legislative assemblies of the three Darfur states in joint sitting within three months of the referendum. This process would be overseen by the President of Sudan. Referendum The referendum offered the residents of Darfur two options: To combine the five states of Darfur into a single administrative region. Or To maintain the status quo of Darfur being administered as five separate states. On the ballot paper, a single house was used as the symbol for the single region option and a group of five houses was used to represent the five states option. The referendum was held on over three days, between 11 and 13 April 2016. Result The results were announced on 23 April 2016: Reaction International : The United States expressed concern over the atmosphere and the timing of the vote. The US envoy to Sudan stated that "if held under current rules and conditions, a referendum on Darfur cannot be considered a credible expression of the will of the people of Darfur". After this statement, the Sudanese foreign ministry criticized the United States for producing contradicting statements against the ongoing peace process