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Viewing cable 06KINSHASA1635, DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE

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06KINSHASA1635 2006-10-24 11:45 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kinshasa
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PP RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHKI #1635/01 2971145
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 241145Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5019
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 03 KINSHASA 001635 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
SUBJECT: DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE 
 
REF: A. KINSHASA 1623 
     B. KINSHASA 1622 
 
1. (U) Summary: With five days remaining until the DRC's 
October 29 presidential and provincial assembly elections, 
logistical aspects remain on track. A post-election agreement 
governing the status of the electoral loser has yet to be 
agreed upon, with advisers to President Kabila calling such a 
document "unconstitutional." The general security situation 
in the country remains calm, although minor security 
incidents between rival political camps have been reported in 
the east. The European Union Force (EUFOR) is sending an 
additional 220 troops to Kinshasa to bolster its presence in 
the capital, while in Kisangani, patrols to reduce the number 
of weapons in circulation has been deemed a "success" by 
MONUC's commander there. End summary. 
 
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LOGISTICS STILL ON TRACK, PROCEDURES CLARIFIED 
--------------------------------------------- - 
 
2. (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) reports no 
substantial delays or logistical problems with the delivery 
of election materials to the 50,045 voting sites throughout 
the country. The chiefs of voting centers will begin training 
the nearly 250,000 polling station workers October 24. The 
training will serve as a refresher course and introduce minor 
procedural changes. 
 
3. (SBU) The CEI published October 20 a list of changes aimed 
at improving voting operations. It clarified logistical 
aspects of the vote-counting and compilation processes. One 
change will allow spouses and children of military and police 
personnel, who are posted in a region different that there 
they originally registered, to vote in their districts by 
special dispensation. The only other voters allowed to vote 
outside their registered districts are members of the 
Electoral Commission, accredited political party witnesses, 
and election observers, plus journalists and government 
employees on official business. Voting by military family 
members in some parts of eastern DRC during the July 30 
election was a point of confusion, leading to allegations of 
fraud by some political party witnesses. 
 
4. (U) The CEI also clarified the process of transporting and 
compiling ballots and tally sheets by detailing the specific 
chain of custody required. Collection of voting material was 
a major logistical problem during the first round, creating 
significant delays in reporting results. The CEI transmitted 
procedures and timetables for paying agents. It reminded all 
polling agents that it was their responsibility to provide 
their own food during voting operations. Many had complained 
that the CEI, although under no obligation to do so, had 
failed to provide food during the first round vote. 
 
5. (U) The CEI also released a separate decision authorizing 
the destruction or recycling of voting materials used in 
previous elections. Faced with a limited amount of storage 
space, the CEI ordered the destruction of unused documents 
and ballots from the voting registration period, the December 
2005 constitutional referendum, and the July 30 presidential 
and legislative elections. Unusable cardboard voting booths 
and plastic ballot boxes will also be destroyed. Special 
national, provincial and local commissions have been 
established to review procedures for the burning or recycling 
of the material. The CEI decreed that such activity take 
place before political party witnesses and journalists. 
 
6. (SBU) Two voting center chiefs were arrested October 19 in 
Aru in northern Ituri District for stealing the salaries of 
poll workers. The two supervisors had disappeared with 
approximately 3,400 USD, which also included funds to cover 
operational and transport needs. According to the CEI in Aru, 
the officials were arrested by Congolese police and are 
currently being detained for questioning. The accused have 
been replaced pending a final decision by the CEI. 
 
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STILL NO POST-ELECTION ACCORD 
----------------------------- 
 
7. (SBU) An agreement governing the status of the political 
minority and the presidential election loser has not yet been 
signed. Francois Muamba, Secretary General of Vice President 
Jean-Pierre Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of Congo 
(MLC), and Thomas Luhaka, the MLC's Executive Secretary, both 
 
KINSHASA 00001635  002 OF 003 
 
 
said the party is prepared to sign the accord. Alliance for 
the President Majority (AMP) spokesman Olivier Kamitatu said 
in a press conference October 19 that Kabila and his 
supporters consider any separate agreement a violation of the 
law, as the DRC's new constitution (adopted in December) 
outlines the rights of the opposition. Kamitatu said any laws 
governing the status of the minority or opposition must come 
from the new National Assembly. 
 
--------------------------------- 
CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS IN EASTERN DRC 
--------------------------------- 
 
8. (U) Isolated incidents of campaign-related violence have 
been reported in the southern city of Lubumbashi. Bemba 
supporters Pastor Theodore Ngoy was attacked by Kabila 
supporters and forced to seek refuge in his local hotel (ref 
B). On October 20, Kabila partisans continued harassment of 
Ngoy and MLC supporters and prevented them from leaving the 
hotel. MONUC police eventually intervened and escorted Ngoy 
to MONUC headquarters. Meanwhile, several posters with 
Bemba's image throughout the city were defaced or torn down. 
 
9. (U) The governor of Katanga called a meeting of the two 
camps October 21. A follow-up meeting was scheduled for 
October 23, but according to press reports, local Kabila 
organizer and former Katanga governor Gabriel Kyungu arrived 
late and said he could not take part because of pressing 
campaign duties. He reportedly refused to shake Ngoy's hand 
because he believed Ngoy had insulted Kabila in his campaign 
speeches. 
 
10. (U) MONUC-operated Radio Okapi reported October 23 that 
MLC campaigning was hindered the weekend of October 21-22 
from campaigning in the city of Kindu in the eastern province 
of Maniema. The MLC's federal president said several of the 
party's supporters were attacked for wearing MLC or Bemba 
t-shirts. In addition, MLC posters were burned in several 
quarters of the city. Kabila's mother, Mama Sifa, campaigned 
in Kindu this past weekend. 
 
11. (SBU) MONUC military reports stated that on October 20, 
elements of the Congolese police and military surrounded the 
residence of Anselme Enerunga, the MLC campaign director in 
Bukavu. Enerunga, who had accused Congolese security forces 
of harassment earlier in the week (ref B), had arrived in 
Bukavu with eight uniformed guards in his capacity as 
Minister of Environment. When his term expired the following 
day, he lost the right to be provided armed protection, and 
five of his guards were therefore taken under the command of 
the local FARDC commander. The police and military elements 
arrived to disarm the remaining three. The MONUC South Kivu 
Brigade commander and the MONUC-Bukavu Head of Office arrived 
at the residence to defuse the situation. MONUC reports that 
the MLC is freely campaigning throughout the province. 
 
12. (U) In North Kivu province, Radio Okapi reported that 
AMP-affiliated candidates were prevented from campaigning in 
Masisi October 22 by non-integrated elements of the Congolese 
military. AMP regional coordinator Jules Mugira claimed he 
was blocked by members of the FARDC 81st Brigade (suspected 
of being loyal to rebel General Laurent Nkunda) from entering 
the village of Karuba while trying to distribute pro-Kabila 
campaign material. Mugira said he was told military training 
was ongoing in the area and access was being restricted, 
although other vehicles were being allowed to pass. Radio 
Okapi also reported that two independent candidates for 
provincial assembly seats were arrested in the town of 
Kitshanga by soldiers loyal to Nkunda. Both were released 
after being held for a brief period. Nkunda had reportedly 
agreed that his forces would not prevent any candidates from 
campaigning in the area. 
 
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"WEAPONS-FREE" KISANGANI DECLARED A SUCCESS 
------------------------------------------- 
 
13. (U) Joint security patrols in Kisangani began October 13 
to reduce the number of arms in circulation in the city. 
MONUC-Kisangani Force Commander Col. Edouard Mbengue claimed 
the patrols have thus far been a "big success," particularly 
in diminishing the number of military personnel moving about 
the city at night. Mbengue said everyone has obeyed the new 
regulations and only those authorized to do so have the right 
to move about the city while armed. There have been no 
reports of weapons confiscated or arrests made, however. The 
 
KINSHASA 00001635  003 OF 003 
 
 
patrols in Kisangani are expected to continue until November 
20, unless the security situation there requires their 
continuation. 
 
--------------------------------- 
EUFOR BRINGS IN ADDITIONAL FORCES 
--------------------------------- 
 
14. (U) EUFOR spokesman Lt. Col. Thierry Fulsaba said October 
20 the EU mission is bringing in 220 additional German and 
Dutch troops to augment the EUFOR presence in Kinshasa. The 
supplemental forces will be flown in from their base in 
Libreville, Gabon, to assist in the joint security patrols 
and rapid-reaction units already in place. The total EUFOR 
presence with these new troops will reach some 1,400 soldiers. 
 
15. (U) EUFOR commander General Karl Viereck said in an 
October 23 press conference in Kinshasa that he does not 
believe it necessary to extend EUFOR's mandate past November 
30. Viereck said he was convinced the elections will take 
place peacefully. 
MEECE