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06PORTAUPRINCE397
2006-03-03 16:15:00
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L'ESPWA ADVANCES 37 DEPUTY CANDIDATES TO SECOND

Tags:  PGOV PREL PHUM PKAO HA 
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UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 000397 

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SENSITIVE
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STATE FOR WHA/CAR
S/CRS
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
STATE PASS AID FOR LAC/CAR
INR/IAA (BEN-YEHUDA)
WHA/EX PLEASE PASS USOAS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM PKAO HA
SUBJECT: L'ESPWA ADVANCES 37 DEPUTY CANDIDATES TO SECOND
ROUND

REF: PAP 366

UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 000397

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

STATE FOR WHA/CAR
S/CRS
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
STATE PASS AID FOR LAC/CAR
INR/IAA (BEN-YEHUDA)
WHA/EX PLEASE PASS USOAS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM PKAO HA
SUBJECT: L'ESPWA ADVANCES 37 DEPUTY CANDIDATES TO SECOND
ROUND

REF: PAP 366


1. (SBU) Based on the most recent information available to
post from the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and partial
results provided by MINUSTAH staff last week, post provides
the following summary of results. The top two candidates in
each of the 99 districts advance to the second round, except
in the case of one district with a first-round victory.
L'ESPWA has 37 deputy candidates in run-off elections, 25
came in first place; FUSION will have 29 candidates in the
second round, 18 were in first place; OPL has 24 candidates,
11 were in first place; ALYANS has 20, 10 in first place; and
UNION will advance 16, 11 were in first place. Francenet
Denius, a UNION deputy candidate from the L'Asile district of
Nippes, was the only first-round victor, with 65 percent of
the vote.


2. (SBU) The following, by department, are the tallies for
those parties advancing deputy candidates to the second round:

Northwest: MIRN-3, OPL-3, KONBA-2, PONT-2, RDNP-1, L'ESPWA-1,
FUSION-1, ALYANS-1.

North: L'ESPWA-6, OPL-4, MRN-3, ALYANS-3, JPDN-1,
MOCHRENHA-1, PLH-1, MPH-1, ADEBHA-1, UNITE-1.

Northeast: FUSION-4, ALYANS-4, L'ESPWA-2, KONBA-2, LAVALAS-1,
PONT-1.

Central Plateau: KONBA-4, OPL-3, L'ESPWA-3, FUSION-3, MPH-2,
ALYANS-1, FRN-1, UNION-1, ADEBHA-1, TET ANSAM-1.

Artibonite: L'ESPWA-7, FUSION-6, LAAA-5, OPL-4, MOCHRENHA-2,
RDNP-1, ALYANS-1.

West: L'ESPWA-7, ALYANS-6, RDNP-5, FUSION-4, MOCHRENHA-2,
UNION-3, INDEPENDANT-2, LAAA-2, JPDN-1, FRN-1, MODEREH-1,
LAVALAS-1, GFCD-1.

Nippes: UNION-3, FUSION-2, L'ESPWA-2, LAVALAS-1, OPL-1,
ADEBHA-1. (Note: UNION has one deputy candidate with a
first-round victory. End note.)

Grande Anse: FUSION-5, L'ESPWA-4, OPL-3, RDNP-1, FRN-1.

South: UNION-9, ALYANS-3, LAVALAS-3, OPL-3, FUSION-2, RDNP-1,
MOCHRENHA-1, MPH-1, PONT-1.

Southeast: L'ESPWA-5, OPL-3, FUSION-2, RDNP-1, ALYANS-1,
MOCHRENHA-1, PLH-1, MRN-1, KONBA-1.


3. (SBU) As foreshadowed in the Senate results (reftel),
Preval provided surprisingly long coattails to L'ESPWA deputy
candidates. As post expected, the traditionally
well-organized parties, notably FUSION and OPL, also did
well, but the inability of the "Entente" parties, who opposed
Preval prior to the first-round, to maintain any
post-election unity will likely reduce the number of final
winners among their ranks and limit their ability to form a
meaningful coalition in the Chamber of Deputies. With
natural allies from UNION/Lavalas, and various others seeking
to join the winning side, Preval has a chance to gain a slim
majority in the Chamber of Deputies.
GRIFFITHS