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Viewing cable 06KINSHASA1667, DRC ELECTIONS: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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06KINSHASA1667 2006-10-27 12:59 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Kinshasa
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P 271259Z OCT 06
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5055
INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 KINSHASA 001667 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
SUBJECT:  DRC ELECTIONS:  FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 
 
 
1. (U) The following is a series of frequently asked 
questions and answers regarding the DRC's October 29 
presidential run-off and provincial assembly elections. 
 
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Q: WHAT IS THE OCTOBER 29 ELECTION ABOUT? 
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2. (U) The October 29 election consists of two votes. The 
first is a presidential run-off between President Joseph 
Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. The second is 
a ballot to elect the DRC's new provincial assemblies. 
 
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Q: WHY IS THERE A RUN-OFF ELECTION? 
----------------------------------- 
 
3. (U) Thirty-two candidates ran for president in the July 
30 contest. As no candidate received a majority of the 
vote, the DRC's electoral law stipulates the top two 
candidates proceed to a second round. Kabila won 44.8 of 
the vote and Bemba won 20 percent. 
 
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Q: WHO ARE THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES? 
--------------------------------------- 
 
4. (U) Kabila, age 35, is president of the DRC's 
transitional government established following the adoption 
of the 2003 Sun City Accords. He had originally been 
installed as president following the assassination of his 
father Laurent-Desire Kabila in 2001. Although running as 
an independent, Kabila is backed by the People's Party for 
Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) and other parties 
affiliated with the Alliance for the Presidential Majority 
(AMP). 
 
5. (U) Bemba, age 43, is a former businessman from Equateur 
province, and the outgoing transitional vice president in 
charge of economic affairs. Bemba led the Ugandan-backed 
Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) during the 
Congo's civil war in the late 1990s. The MLC is now a 
political party and leads the Union for the Nation 
alliance. 
 
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Q: WHEN WILL PEOPLE VOTE? 
------------------------- 
 
6. (U) Voting begins October 29 at 0600 local time and will 
continue for 11 hours or until all voters waiting in line 
have cast their ballots. 
 
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Q: WHEN WILL RESULTS BE KNOWN? 
------------------------------ 
 
7. (U) Counting will begin immediately after polls close 
and results will be posted at individual voting sites after 
ballots are compiled by hand. Provisional presidential 
results are expected to be announced no later than November 
19. Final results for the presidential contest will be 
published by November 30 by the Independent Electoral 
Commission (CEI) after the Supreme Court has reviewed any 
challenges to the election. 
 
8. (U) The CEI has accredited at least 200,000 political 
party witnesses plus national and international observers 
to monitor the polls. Party witnesses will likely be 
reporting results to their party headquarters long before 
the CEI announces them. 
 
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Q: WHEN WILL THE PRESIDENT TAKE OFFICE? 
--------------------------------------- 
 
9. (U) According to the CEI's electoral calendar, the new 
president is to be inaugurated by December 10, or 10 days 
after the publication of final results. 
 
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Q: WHAT DOES THE ELECTION MEAN FOR THE TRANSITIONAL 
GOVERNMENT? 
--------------------------------------------- -------------- 
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KINSHASA 00001667  002 OF 003 
 
 
10. (U) The three-year transitional government will come to 
a close with the inauguration of the president, who will be 
the head of state. A new prime minister will serve as head 
of government, and will be selected by the president in 
consultation with the majority coalition of the National 
Assembly. 
 
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Q: WHAT ARE THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES? 
-------------------------------------- 
 
11. (U) The provincial assemblies are a new level of 
government mandated by the DRC's new constitution adopted 
in a December 2005 referendum. They will be responsible for 
day-to-day provincial administration in areas such as 
development, commerce, and public debt. The provincial 
assemblies, once seated, will select members of the 
national Senate as well as provincial governors and vice 
governors. 
 
--------------------------------------------- -------------- 
------ 
Q: HOW MANY POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PROVINCIAL 
ASSEMBLIES? 
--------------------------------------------- -------------- 
------ 
 
12. (U) Voters will be choosing from among 13,467 
candidates for 632 seats in the DRC's 11 provincial 
assemblies. 
 
----------------------------------------- 
Q: WHEN WILL PROVINCIAL RESULTS BE KNOWN? 
----------------------------------------- 
 
13. (U) Provisional results for the provincial races are 
expected by December 5. Final results will be announced in 
mid-February, after appellate courts have ruled on any 
challenges. An additional 58 representatives will later be 
appointed to the assemblies from among traditional local 
leaders. 
 
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Q: HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE VOTING? 
---------------------------------- 
 
14. (U) The CEI registered 25.4 million as eligible voters 
in 2005. Of these, 17.9 million (70.54 percent) 
participated in the July 30 first-round presidential and 
legislation elections. Turnout is generally expected to be 
slightly higher for the October 29 contest. Members of the 
armed forces and the police are not allowed to vote, 
according to the DRC's electoral law. 
 
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Q: HOW MUCH HAVE THESE ELECTIONS COST? 
-------------------------------------- 
 
15. (U) The election budget is approximately 470 million 
USD. This does not include significant contributions from 
MONUC for transport and security. 
 
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Q: HOW MUCH HAS THE USG CONTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTIONS? 
--------------------------------------------- -------- 
 
16. (U) The USG has contributed 3 million USD directly to 
the CEI for its operational expenses. An additional 2 
million USD has been provided through various USAID- 
sponsored programs for civic education, training of 
political parties, funding international observer missions, 
and providing technical advisers to the CEI. 
 
--------------------------------------------- ---------- 
Q: HOW MUCH MATERIAL IS BEING USED FOR THESE ELECTIONS? 
--------------------------------------------- ---------- 
 
17. (U) Nearly 50 million ballots weighing some 1,600 tons 
have been printed in South Africa and delivered to the 
DRC's 50,045 planned voting sites by more than 75 round- 
trip flights. An additional 2,500 tons of other voting 
material, including ballot boxes, voting booths and 
paperwork, have also been delivered. The CEI will have 
nearly 250,000 electoral personnel nationwide working in 
voting stations, transporting material, and doing data 
entry at the provincial and national levels. 
 
 
KINSHASA 00001667  003 OF 003 
 
 
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Q: WHO IS PROVIDING SECURITY FOR THE ELECTIONS? 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
 
18. (U) A total of 70,637 Congolese National Police 
officers are charged with providing security at polling 
stations. Authorized members of the Congolese armed forces, 
supported by MONUC peacekeepers, will help secure sites in 
eastern DRC where police presence is minimal. MONUC has 
nearly 18,000 peacekeepers deployed throughout the country, 
mostly in eastern DRC. EUFOR has stationed 1,200 troops in 
the country, primarily in Kinshasa, but has also placed 
small reaction teams in Lubumbashi, Kananga and Mbandaka. 
MEECE