Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 06QUITO2904, CORREA EFFUSIVE; NOBOA SQUAWKS; VOTE COUNT

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #06QUITO2904.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06QUITO2904 2006-11-27 23:26 2011-05-02 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Quito
VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHQT #2904/01 3312326
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 272326Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY QUITO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5775
INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA PRIORITY 6217
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS PRIORITY 2193
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ NOV 0245
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA PRIORITY 1190
RUEHGL/AMCONSUL GUAYAQUIL PRIORITY 1484
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHMFISS/CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL
UNCLAS QUITO 002904 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
PLEASE PASS ALSO TO USOAS AND USAID/LAC 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KDEM EC
SUBJECT: CORREA EFFUSIVE; NOBOA SQUAWKS; VOTE COUNT 
CONTINUES 
 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary:  Official results were temporarily delayed 
by Noboa's November 27 allegations of unspecified fraud and 
his demand that election authorities re-count the vote by 
hand in three coastal provinces.  National election 
authorities disallowed the request as unjustified by election 
rules and ordered provincial election authorities to proceed 
with the count or face removal from office.  As of this 
writing, the count continued, with 58% of results reported. 
The count is expected to continue for another 48-72 hours 
before final results are in.  The OAS pronounced the election 
process as free and transparent. The Ambassador spoke with 
Correa on November 27, who agreed to meet at the end of the 
week.    End Summary. 
 
TSE Continues Official Count 
 
SIPDIS 
---------------------------- 
 
2.  (U) Ecuador's Supreme Electoral Council (TSE) has counted 
65.79% of the presidential votes.  Correa leads Noboa by 
62.62% to 37.38%.  However, the populous Noboa strongholds of 
Guayas, Manabi and Los Rios have just begun counting votes 
after an interruption spurred by the Noboa camp.  TSE 
officials predict they will likely finish counting votes in 
the next 48-72 hours, and we expect final results to be close 
the 56-43 average margin of exit pollsters. 
 
Noboa Alleges Fraud; Calls for Re-count 
--------------------------------------- 
 
3.  (SBU) Refusing to accept initial exit poll results and 
the Citizen Participation quick count, three-time 
presidential hopeful Alvaro Noboa told reporters late on 
November 26 that the exit poll and quick count system "was 
nothing more than a scenario to generate fraud."  Noboa 
subsequently called for a vote-by-vote recount (much slower 
than the ongoing scanning and tabulation of vote table 
results) in the coastal provinces of Guayas, Manabi, and Los 
Rios (which make up his stronghold).  Bowing to PRIAN 
pressure, provincial election tribunals in these provinces 
suspended their vote counts on the morning of November 27. 
 
TSE Orders Provinces to Renew Count 
 
SIPDIS 
----------------------------------- 
 
4.  (SBU) Ecuadorian law provides for a re-count only after 
the national TSE has nullified the vote count results of a 
provincial electoral tribunal.  To request nullification, 
candidates must appeal results of the provincial vote count 
to the national TSE citing specific irregularities.  TSE 
president Xavier Cazar on November 27 re-affirmed these rules 
and the TSE board ordered provincial electoral tribunals to 
resume counting votes or be removed from office, as provided 
for by Ecuadorian election law.  Manabi, Guayas and Los Rios 
reportedly resumed counting votes the afternoon of November 
27. 
 
OAS Rules Elections Clean 
------------------------- 
 
5.  (SBU) OAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) spokesman 
Sen. Jose Viera (Chile), congratulated Ecuador for conducting 
"calm" and "transparent" elections that allowed "the will of 
voters to be expressed freely."   At a November 27 press 
conference, Viera said the OAS considers Correa the 
legitimate president-elect based on credible exit poll and 
quick count information.  He also noted that the TSE is the 
only entity authorized to declare official results and 
confirmed that EOM members would observe the count process 
until the final results are confirmed by the TSE. 
 
Gutierrez Offers Grace Period 
----------------------------- 
 
6.  (SBU) Former President Lucio Gutierrez called on 
Ecuadorians to respect election results and to refrain from 
violent protest.  He said he looked forward to working with 
Correa and would give the president-elect a honeymoon of a 
few months for Correa to get oriented before Gutierrez would 
decide whether to act in support of the Correa government or 
in constructive opposition.  He criticized Correa's stance 
against an FTA with the U.S. and said Correa should maintain 
Ecuador's independence from Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. 
 
Null and Blank Vote Levels Normal 
--------------------------------- 
 
7.  (SBU) Since Ecuador's return to democratic elections in 
1978, null or blank votes have ranged from 10 to 13% in the 
second round of presidential voting.  According to 
preliminary quick count results from NGO Participacion 
Ciudadana, null and blank votes will likely total around 11% 
in this year's second round, well within historical norms. 
 
Ambassador Calls Correa 
----------------------- 
 
8.  (SBU) The Ambassador spoke with Correa on November 27. 
Noting that the election results are not official yet, she 
congratulated him on his apparent victory and requested a 
meeting later in the week.  Correa responded effusively, 
agreeing to a meeting, thanking the Ambassador for her call, 
and noting more than once that the U.S. is "pais amigo" and 
that good relations had benefited Ecuador for many years. 
 
Comment 
------- 
 
9.  (SBU) Noboa's pro-forma challenge to the count was 
rightfully rejected by the TSE on procedural grounds, 
damaging Noboa's credibility and his already limited ability 
to mobilize protest.  If Noboa continues to challenge results 
without offering any evidence or specific fraud allegations, 
the PRIAN's new congressional delegation, which is 
maneuvering to comply with his wishes with election 
officials, could also emerge tarnished. 
 
10.  (SBU) Gutierrez' PSP, meanwhile, is increasingly playing 
the role of political linchpin:  Gutierrez voters clearly 
broke overwhelmingly for Correa and Gutierrez is offering 
Correa face-saving alternatives to his planned constituent 
assembly and claims to be willing to lend a helping hand in 
favor of political reforms to depoliticize the courts and 
promote representation.  At this early stage, Correa has not 
wavered from his campaign line. 
 
11.  (SBU) The Ambassador will use her upcoming meeting with 
Correa to discuss areas of mutual interest, and signal key 
concerns relating to counter-narcotics cooperation and the 
importance of maintaining democratic stability. 
JEWELL