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Viewing cable 06KINSHASA1223, DRC ELECTIONS: BEMBA CLAIMING VICTORY ABSENT

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06KINSHASA1223 2006-08-03 12:00 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kinshasa
VZCZCXRO9254
PP RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHKI #1223/01 2151200
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 031200Z AUG 06
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4511
INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KINSHASA 001223 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
SUBJECT: DRC ELECTIONS: BEMBA CLAIMING VICTORY ABSENT 
OFFICIAL RESULTS 
 
 
1. (U) Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has already begun 
claiming victory in the DRC's July 30 presidential elections, 
broadcasting purported results via television and radio 
stations he owns. Before polls even closed, the Bemba-owned 
station CCTV began reporting "results" from polling sites 
throughout the country indicating that Bemba was winning by a 
wide margin over incumbent President Joseph Kabila. In some 
instances, Bemba's stations declared the Vice President had 
received more than 50 percent of the vote. The Independent 
Electoral Commission (CEI) -- which is the only organization 
authorized to release election figures -- has not yet 
announced any results, as ballot counting and compilation are 
in progress. Any numbers being shown are, at best, partial 
and not representative of the overall electoral picture. 
 
2. (SBU) In addition to spurious media reports, a flier has 
been circulating in Kinshasa which presents presumably "real" 
presidential election results, indicating an overwhelming 
Bemba victory in seven of the DRC's eleven provinces. The 
"results" in the flier are clearly fabricated. 
 
3. (U) In response to the CCTV and other broadcasts, the CEI 
and the High Media Authority (HAM) issued a joint communique 
August 1 condemning the "flagrant violation" of the DRC's 
electoral law by publishing results. The communique states 
that the HAM and the CEI are worried about the conduct of the 
media, noting that the only figures that can currently be 
published are those posted at the different polling sites 
themselves. The joint statement also states that prematurely 
proclaiming results risks disturbing the electoral process 
and creating a dangerous climate of tension. The CEI and HAM 
called on media authorities to behave responsibly. Finally, 
the communique noted that in the case of future violations, 
legal measures may be taken to sanction television and radio 
outlets that break the law, including shutting down their 
operations entirely, to preserve peace and national unity. 
 
4. (U) The International Committee to Accompany the 
Transition (CIAT) also issued a communique August 1 following 
a special meeting to discuss post-election activities. The 
communique noted as well the "abusive exploitation" by 
certain media and political actors of partial and incomplete 
election results. The CIAT statement said such acts cause 
trouble and could undermine public order. The CIAT 
underscored as well that the CEI has sole authority to issue 
election results, and it encouraged the Commission to inform 
the public regularly about the progress of vote counting and 
the electoral process. 
 
5. (U) DigitalCongo, a private television station associated 
with President Kabila, has also been announcing selected 
polling results. Not surprisingly, DigitalCongo's broadcasts 
have reported Kabila winning significantly, mostly in the 
country's eastern provinces, over Bemba and all other 
opponents. DigitalCongo has not, however, declared Kabila to 
be the outright winner of the election in the first round of 
voting. 
 
6. (U) Meanwhile, MONUC-run Radio Okapi on August 2 announced 
partial polling results from various locations across the 
country. Radio Okapi journalists, however, made a point of 
stating that such results were not reflective of overall 
numbers, noting that it is the CEI's responsibility to 
publish provisional voting figures. Based on these selected 
and very preliminary results, Kabila was winning by heavy 
margins in eastern cities, Bemba was ahead in Kinshasa, 
Mbandaka (Equateur province) and Matadi (Bas Congo province), 
and Antoine Gizenga of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU) was 
winning in Bandundu, his province of origin. While Radio 
Okapi's results are more trustworthy -- and present a more 
realistic electoral picture -- they are nonetheless 
unofficial. 
 
7. (SBU) Comment: There is a deliberate disinformation 
campaign underway to influence public opinion about the 
election results.  With a significant information void and 
most Congolese unaware of the next steps in the electoral 
process, Bemba is calculating that he can create the 
perception that he is the winner. It is unfortunate that some 
Western media outlets have already carried stories reporting 
that Bemba is leading. 
 
8. (SBU) Comment, continued: The CEI is the only organization 
which has the authority and the capacity to declare results, 
and the Commission is expected to release provisional vote 
 
KINSHASA 00001223  002 OF 002 
 
 
tallies no later than August 20. Until that time, rumors and 
misleading statements from candidates and their supporters 
will only muddy the political waters, sow confusion, and 
possibly lead to a rejection (by some) of the official 
results. End comment. 
MEECE