Identifier
Created
Classification
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06KINSHASA1687
2006-11-01 13:07:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kinshasa
Cable title:
DRC ELECTIONS: CDCE/EURAC OBSERVERS PRAISE CONDUCT
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UNCLAS KINSHASA 001687
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
SUBJECT: DRC ELECTIONS: CDCE/EURAC OBSERVERS PRAISE CONDUCT
OF SECOND ROUND
UNCLAS KINSHASA 001687
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
SUBJECT: DRC ELECTIONS: CDCE/EURAC OBSERVERS PRAISE CONDUCT
OF SECOND ROUND
1. (U) A joint observation mission of the Civil Society
Framework for Cooperation in Election Observation (CDCE) and
the European Network for Central Africa (EURAC) praised the
conduct of second-round DRC elections in a statement released
October 31. The mission, which included more than 50,000
Congolese observers and 100 European observers, deployed
volunteers in all provinces of the country.
2. (U) Spokesmen for the two groups reported no evidence of
systematic fraud. The statement listed certain
irregularities observed by the joint mission, but emphasized
that these did not constitute a pattern suggesting fraud.
These included witnesses with voting cards not belonging to
them, campaigning at voting centers, and gaps in observation
guidelines from the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) on
assisting old or illiterate voters.
3. (U) The statement highlighted the conclusions drawn from
more than 8,800 individual voter observations of the October
29 vote, including:
o Ninety-six percent of voting centers operated in an
orderly and secure manner, thanks largely to the Congolese
police, EUFOR, and MONUC.
o Voter participation was lower than the first round,
with an estimated nationwide turnout rate of 59.5 percent,
versus 71 percent previously.
o Electoral officials performed well in most voting
centers, with 76 percent of the centers opening on time and
94 percent respecting voting and counting procedures.
4. (U) The CDCE/EURAC statement encouraged the CEI to
continue its good work during compilation and publication of
results. It also called on the international community to
continue its support.
MEECE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
SUBJECT: DRC ELECTIONS: CDCE/EURAC OBSERVERS PRAISE CONDUCT
OF SECOND ROUND
1. (U) A joint observation mission of the Civil Society
Framework for Cooperation in Election Observation (CDCE) and
the European Network for Central Africa (EURAC) praised the
conduct of second-round DRC elections in a statement released
October 31. The mission, which included more than 50,000
Congolese observers and 100 European observers, deployed
volunteers in all provinces of the country.
2. (U) Spokesmen for the two groups reported no evidence of
systematic fraud. The statement listed certain
irregularities observed by the joint mission, but emphasized
that these did not constitute a pattern suggesting fraud.
These included witnesses with voting cards not belonging to
them, campaigning at voting centers, and gaps in observation
guidelines from the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) on
assisting old or illiterate voters.
3. (U) The statement highlighted the conclusions drawn from
more than 8,800 individual voter observations of the October
29 vote, including:
o Ninety-six percent of voting centers operated in an
orderly and secure manner, thanks largely to the Congolese
police, EUFOR, and MONUC.
o Voter participation was lower than the first round,
with an estimated nationwide turnout rate of 59.5 percent,
versus 71 percent previously.
o Electoral officials performed well in most voting
centers, with 76 percent of the centers opening on time and
94 percent respecting voting and counting procedures.
4. (U) The CDCE/EURAC statement encouraged the CEI to
continue its good work during compilation and publication of
results. It also called on the international community to
continue its support.
MEECE