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Viewing cable 06KINSHASA1237, ELECTIONS OBSERVATION IN BUNIA

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06KINSHASA1237 2006-08-04 13:55 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Kinshasa
VZCZCXRO0821
PP RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHKI #1237/01 2161355
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 041355Z AUG 06
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4538
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 001237 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KPKO KDEM CG ELECTIONS
SUBJECT: ELECTIONS OBSERVATION IN BUNIA 
 
 
1. Summary: (U) Pol Intern traveled to Bunia (Ituri District) 
to observe the DRC's July 30 elections.  Visits to over ten 
different voting centers and approximately 100 individual 
stations revealed no significant evidence of irregularities. 
Despite sometimes long and cumbersome voting lines, the day 
was largely notable for its calmness.  Though international 
observers were sparse, Congolese observers and political 
party witnesses were visible throughout the district. 
Respecting previously brokered agreements, militias that have 
been plaguing Ituri for years did not disrupt any of the 
voting in the region.  Encouragingly, the district which has 
approximately 1.4 million registered voters and had until 
recently been mired in technical difficulties regarding the 
elections, especially concerning the persistent IDP problem 
was able to execute elections effectively with only a minimum 
of the IDP population being excluded.  Initial results based 
on those polling sites observed indicated that President 
Joseph Kabila won by a wide margin.  End Summary. 
 
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Smooth Sailing 
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2. (U) Beginning at 6 am, Pol Intern traveled in and around 
the region surrounding Bunia to observe the presidential and 
legislative elections.  More than ten voting centers were 
visited in the area ranging from the Primary School "Lumumba" 
near Bunia center to the more remote area of N'Dele and its 
voting center located in the primary school "Mambesu". 
Throughout the day, Pol Intern visited more than 100 
individual stations and witnessed no voting irregularities. 
Starting at 6 am, lines of voters waiting outside voting 
stations were already quite long.  Centers generally opened 
on time, ranging from about 6:10 to 6:45.  Though early 
voting was somewhat slow, as the hours went by centers 
started to process individual voters in a couple of minutes 
as opposed to the 10-15 minutes seen at the beginning of 
operations.  By mid-afternoon virtually all stations had no 
lines, save for the smaller stations that were in more 
physically confined locations. 
 
3. (U) Pol Intern observed relatively little international 
observers monitoring the elections, apart from a couple of 
European Commission members.  (Note: MONUC forces from the 
Moroccan Battalion were present at every station and many 
civilian members of MONUC-Bunia were seen throughout the day. 
End Note.)  In almost every station, however, there were many 
national observers from various faith-based organizations, 
independent national observation organizations as well as 
political party witnesses.  The political parties most 
commonly represented were the MSR-Ituri, the PPRD, the MLC, 
and the Forces de Renouveau. 
 
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All's Quiet On The Eastern Front 
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4. (U) In a July 29 meeting, MONUC Head of Mission in Bunia 
Charles Gomis and Political Affairs Division Chief 
Nilkanthsing Jagarnath told Pol Intern about the status of 
the three most troublesome militias still in operation in the 
District: Mathieu Nagudjolo's MRC, Peter Karim's FNI and 
Cobra Matata's FRPI (septel).  Gomis and Nils were confident 
that the region was under control, as each militia leader had 
been met with and had agreed to respect the elections 
process.  In addition, Jagarnath explained that the situation 
of the nearly 140,000 IDPs, approximately 40,000 were 
eligible to vote.  Located in the Irumu territory of the 
District, the IDPs are concentrated around the villages of 
Geti, Komanda, Inchomia and Kagabu.  During the July 30 
election, no violence was reported from any of these militias 
or areas, though few, if any, of the IDPs were ultimately 
able to vote.   The only incident of note was a jail break in 
Bunia reported to Pol Intern by MONUC Ituri Brigade Commander 
General Mahoob.  During the apprehension of the escapees, it 
was learned that the motivation of the break was so that the 
prisoners could vote.  MONUC allowed the convicts to vote 
before returning them to their cells. 
 
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The Incumbent Holds Strong 
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5. (SBU) At 5 pm, the prescribed closing time, Pol Intern 
returned to the Lumumba Center to witness counting 
procedures.  Though quite lengthy and laborious due to the 
number and size of the ballots, the counting went ahead with 
 
KINSHASA 00001237  002 OF 002 
 
 
relatively few problems.  (Note: Specifically, counting was 
witnessed in voting station I (of A-J) at the Lumumba Center. 
 In total there were 481 ballots cast. End note.) 
Illuminated by flashlight, the counting of the presidential 
ballots was finished at approximately 9:30 pm with incumbent 
Joseph Kabila garnering 460 votes.  The remaining votes were 
spread among several other candidates, with Azarias Ruberwa 
(RCD) receiving nine votes, Pierre Pay Pay (CODECO) garnering 
five and Jean-Pierre Bemba (MLC) getting a total of two votes 
in the station.  The legislative count continued into the 
early morning hours and was executed with relatively few 
problems.  Subsequent conversations with members of other 
observation delegations stationed throughout the District 
revealed results along the same lines, with Kabila normally 
receiving 80 percent or higher of the preliminary count. 
 
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Comment 
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5. (SBU) In general, July 30 ended the same way that it 
began--in peace and in an environment that was marked only by 
people's eagerness to vote.  It was reported to Pol Intern by 
many voters that they had walked for almost an entire day to 
vote.  This kind of enthusiasm speaks volumes of the will of 
the people to move forward with the democratization process. 
It is now incumbent upon the politicians to uphold the same 
levels of dignity vis-a-vis this historic process. 
MEECE