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06KINSHASA1736
2006-11-13 15:37:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kinshasa
Cable title:
DRC ELECTIONS: VOTE COUNT NEARLY COMPLETE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KINSHASA 001736
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2016
TAGS: PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
SUBJECT: DRC ELECTIONS: VOTE COUNT NEARLY COMPLETE
REF: KINSHASA 1729
Classified By: PolOff CBrown, reasons 1.4 b/d.
C O N F I D E N T I A L KINSHASA 001736
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2016
TAGS: PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
SUBJECT: DRC ELECTIONS: VOTE COUNT NEARLY COMPLETE
REF: KINSHASA 1729
Classified By: PolOff CBrown, reasons 1.4 b/d.
1. (U) As of November 13, preliminary figures released by the
DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI),accounting for
90 percent of the country's electoral districts, place
President Joseph Kabila ahead of Vice President Jean-Pierre
Bemba by 58.8 to 41.2 percent. Approximately 2.5 million
votes separate the two candidates, of a total of 14.3 million
valid votes counted up to this point.
2. (U) Kabila's support continues to be drawn primarily from
the east, where he has won 93 percent of the votes counted in
Katanga, Maniema, North and South Kivu, and Orientale
provinces. His totals also show significant increases in the
western strongholds of his ally Antoine Gizenga. Kabila has
received 38 percent of the vote thus far reported from
Bandundu province, where he won just 3 percent July 30. He
also increased his portion of the Kinshasa vote from 15 to 32
percent (reftel).
3. (U) Most of the remaining unannounced results come from
districts in the west and in the center, where Bemba has
strong followings. He has won 79 percent of the total vote
reported thus far in Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Equateur, and
Kinshasa in the west. In the central provinces of Eastern and
Western Kasai, Bemba has won 82 percent, versus 24 percent in
the first round.
4. (U) The average turnout rate in the 152 districts
reporting is nearly 66 percent of eligible voters, down five
percent from July 30 figures. Participation in western areas
is down nine percent, while in the east it is
down five percent. It is up approximately five percent in the
two Kasais.
5. (C) CEI spokesman Dieudonne Mirimo told us November 11 the
Commission will announce provisional results before the
target date of November 19. Mirimo guessed the announcement
would be "several days" early because the compilation process
is proceeding more quickly in the second round.
6. (U) Should the CEI announce provisional results before
November 19, the presidential inauguration currently
projected for December 10 will also be advanced. The DRC's
electoral law states that parties must bring any legal
challenges before the Supreme Court within three days of the
CEI announcement. The Court must render its decisions within
seven days, and the president-elect installed within another
ten days of the Court validating the results.
6. (C) Comment: While the vote count is neither yet official
nor final, it is clear Kabila's totals will be greater than
Bemba's when the compilation is complete. End comment.
MEECE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2016
TAGS: PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
SUBJECT: DRC ELECTIONS: VOTE COUNT NEARLY COMPLETE
REF: KINSHASA 1729
Classified By: PolOff CBrown, reasons 1.4 b/d.
1. (U) As of November 13, preliminary figures released by the
DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI),accounting for
90 percent of the country's electoral districts, place
President Joseph Kabila ahead of Vice President Jean-Pierre
Bemba by 58.8 to 41.2 percent. Approximately 2.5 million
votes separate the two candidates, of a total of 14.3 million
valid votes counted up to this point.
2. (U) Kabila's support continues to be drawn primarily from
the east, where he has won 93 percent of the votes counted in
Katanga, Maniema, North and South Kivu, and Orientale
provinces. His totals also show significant increases in the
western strongholds of his ally Antoine Gizenga. Kabila has
received 38 percent of the vote thus far reported from
Bandundu province, where he won just 3 percent July 30. He
also increased his portion of the Kinshasa vote from 15 to 32
percent (reftel).
3. (U) Most of the remaining unannounced results come from
districts in the west and in the center, where Bemba has
strong followings. He has won 79 percent of the total vote
reported thus far in Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Equateur, and
Kinshasa in the west. In the central provinces of Eastern and
Western Kasai, Bemba has won 82 percent, versus 24 percent in
the first round.
4. (U) The average turnout rate in the 152 districts
reporting is nearly 66 percent of eligible voters, down five
percent from July 30 figures. Participation in western areas
is down nine percent, while in the east it is
down five percent. It is up approximately five percent in the
two Kasais.
5. (C) CEI spokesman Dieudonne Mirimo told us November 11 the
Commission will announce provisional results before the
target date of November 19. Mirimo guessed the announcement
would be "several days" early because the compilation process
is proceeding more quickly in the second round.
6. (U) Should the CEI announce provisional results before
November 19, the presidential inauguration currently
projected for December 10 will also be advanced. The DRC's
electoral law states that parties must bring any legal
challenges before the Supreme Court within three days of the
CEI announcement. The Court must render its decisions within
seven days, and the president-elect installed within another
ten days of the Court validating the results.
6. (C) Comment: While the vote count is neither yet official
nor final, it is clear Kabila's totals will be greater than
Bemba's when the compilation is complete. End comment.
MEECE