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Viewing cable 07DILI131, PRIMER ON APRIL 9 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN EAST TIMOR

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07DILI131 2007-03-30 10:55 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Dili
VZCZCXRO9868
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 301055Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY DILI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3415
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0895
RUCNARF/ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE
RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
RHHMUNA/USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 0954
RUEHLI/AMEMBASSY LISBON PRIORITY 0845
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0651
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 0696
RUEHWL/AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON PRIORITY 0780
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 0500
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEHROV/AMEMBASSY VATICAN 0090
RUEHDT/AMEMBASSY DILI 2774
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 DILI 000131 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, DRL, IO 
USUN RICHARD MCCURRY 
TOKYO FOR HANS KLEMM 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KDEM UN TT
SUBJECT: PRIMER ON APRIL 9 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN EAST TIMOR 
 
DILI 00000131  001.2 OF 003 
 
 
1. (U) Summary: On April 9 Timorese citizens are scheduled to go 
to the polls to select from eight candidates who they want to 
serve as their next president, replacing the iconic Xanana 
Gusmao.  Most observers believe that the election will go to a 
run off, as the winner must win by a margin of over 50 percent. 
If this is the case, the law requires that the runoff occur 30 
days after, on May 9.  The presidency is a largely ceremonial 
post, but this election is viewed as an important indicator of 
the relative strengths of different parties and is thus expected 
to set the stage for parliamentary elections.  The President has 
announced that he will formally declare the date for the 
parliamentary election after the April 9 poll, but in the 
meantime an informal agreement has been reached between the 
President and the ruling FRETILIN party that the date will be 
toward the end of June.  This will be the first national poll in 
East Timor that is run by sovereign Timorese electoral bodies, 
although the UN has been providing significant support.  This 
cable provides an overview of basic election arrangements 
including:  registered voter numbers; polling station 
arrangements; observers; security arrangements; result 
tabulation and announcements; complaints mechanisms; and 
electoral bodies.  End summary. 
 
The voters 
----------- 
 
2. (U) The updating of voter registration opened on January 29 
and ended March 23, having registered 112,000 new voters.  The 
total number of registered voters now stands at 507,000. 
Registration will reopen between the presidential and 
parliamentary elections, on dates to be determined.  Embassy is 
researching the demographics of the new registrations (i.e., how 
many first-time voters, how many newly eligible since 2002, 
etc.) and will report septel. 
 
Polling station arrangements 
----------------------------- 
 
3. (U) Voters may cast their vote in any polling center or 
polling station nationwide.  There are 504 polling centers, one 
per each suco (village).  Some polling centers have more than 
one station in order to accommodate larger sucos or large 
numbers of voters.  There are a total of 706 polling stations. 
(Note: This is a slightly different number than previously 
reported, but reflects the most up-to-date information.)  At 
least 70 polling stations are inaccessible by road, and of these 
40 will require delivery and pickup of election materials by 
helicopter and 25-26 will require delivery on foot or horseback. 
 Half the stations in the enclave of Oecusse fall into one of 
these categories.  Each polling station will be staffed by five 
electoral officers, selected from among local voters and trained 
by the State Technical Administration for Elections (STAE). 
These include: one president, one identification verification 
officer, one ballot paper controller, one ballot box controller, 
and one queue controller.  In addition, National Electoral 
Commission (CNE) will have a central presence in each of the 13 
districts comprising one commissioner, four focal points, and 
three UN volunteers. 
 
Observers 
--------- 
 
4. (U) The Coalition for Monitoring General Elections (KOMEG), a 
coalition of 17 national NGOs supported by the USAID-funded 
National Democratic Institute (NDI), will field 1308 domestic 
observers, covering all polling centers and stations.  Apart 
from KOMEG, as of March 24, there are 633 national observers 
from 35 organizations.  There are 21 international organizations 
and embassies registered to observe the presidential elections, 
including the U.S. mission.  Each candidate is allowed to have 
two agents observing at each polling station; however, most 
candidates are not attempting to cover a wide number of 
locations, and none have requested observer training for their 
agents.  (On this aspect, parties are reportedly more focused on 
preparing to field large numbers of agents for the parliamentary 
 
DILI 00000131  002.2 OF 003 
 
 
elections.) 
 
Security Arrangements 
--------------------- 
 
5. (SBU) The UN Police (UNPOL) and Timorese police (PNTL) have 
assessed the risk at each polling center, identifying three 
levels of risk.  Three UNPOL and three armed PNTL will guard the 
highest risk sites, such as the largest polling centers in Dili. 
 High risk centers outside of Dili will have three UNPOL and two 
armed PNTL.  Other centers will either be covered by two UNPOL 
and two PNTL or three to four armed PNTL.  In addition, UNPOL 
will be coordinating mobile patrols.  In Dili, 22 patrol cars 
will provide security for 11 sectors, each with three to five 
polling centers.  Outside of Dili, one car manned by two UNPOL 
and one PNTL officer will patrol each sector of two to five 
centers.  The formed police units (Malaysian, Portuguese and 
Bangladeshi) will provide district back-up in case of 
emergencies, such as violence at a polling station, while the 
International Stabilization Force (ISF) will also be on call. 
There is no anticipated role for the East Timorese armed forces 
(F-FDTL). 
 
Announcement of results 
----------------------- 
 
6. (U) According to the election law's provisions on counting, 
tabulation, and verification of the results, the final outcome 
of the election must be announced no later than April 19.  The 
deadline for the CNE's completion and posting of provisional 
national results will be April 14, five days following the 
elections.  The deadline for the Court to validate the results 
is four days later if no appeals are lodged vis-`-vis the 
preliminary results and five days later if any appeals are 
lodged.  The tabulation and verification process includes the 
following stages: 1) initial counting at polling stations by 
election officials in the presence of the public and observers 
with result posted at the center; 2) district tabulation by STAE 
officials and selected polling station officials with CNE 
supervision and in the presence of candidate delegates, 
observers, and media; 3) national tabulation by the CNE which 
will then post the provisional results; and 4) final 
verification of the results by the Court of Appeals. 
 
Complaint and dispute mechanisms 
-------------------------------- 
 
7. (U) Voters and candidate agents can file complaints or 
protests during and after the polling.  There is no clear 
deadline in the law for voters or candidate agents submitting 
complaints regarding electoral operations.  Initial complaints 
are to be submitted to the electoral officials at the polling 
station who can make an immediate decision if approved by at 
least three of the officials present; the officials may consult 
STAE in making their decisions.  Voters and candidate agents can 
also address their complaints to CNE through the polling 
stations.  There are no formal provisions for bypassing the 
polling station officials, for example if the complaint is 
against them, but CNE officials have relayed to Emboffs that 
they will accept complaints that come through different 
channels, for example if brought directly to their district 
offices. 
 
8. (U) Appeals or disputes concerning the election results can 
be made at the provisional result stage based on CNE's posting. 
The law requires that any such motion be submitted to the Court 
of Appeal within 24 hours of the posting of the provisional 
results.  In turn, the Court must render its final decision on 
all such motions within 24 hours of receipt.  (Note: The UN's 
independent Electoral Certification Team (UNECT) has in all its 
reports raised concerns about the time limits imposed for both 
the lodging of an appeal against the provisional tabulation 
results and the time given to the Court of Appeals to consider 
the appeal.  UNECT notes that a longer time should be provided 
to allow challengers a "reasonable opportunity to gather the 
 
DILI 00000131  003.2 OF 003 
 
 
information needed to support a challenge, brief legal counsel, 
and prepare documentation."  Moreover, the Court needs 
sufficient time to "consider all challenges lodged, hear 
arguments~, assess the relevant facts and applicable law, and 
provide fully justified judgments."  End note.) 
 
Electoral Bodies 
---------------- 
 
9. (SBU) The main electoral bodies are the CNE and the STAE. 
CNE is an independent supervisory body, mandated to monitor all 
aspects of the electoral process.  Observers, such as UNECT, 
note that it has performed well as a genuinely independent body, 
but has had trouble establishing itself due to the late 
promulgation of the legislation establishing it and limited 
access to resources for its operations.  CNE has an allocation 
in the state budget of USD 176,000 which must be allocated 
across three elections if the presidential election goes to a 
run-off.  STAE is responsible for all election logistics, 
including registration, ballot preparation, and polling station 
staffing and set up.  STAE is a government body reporting to the 
Minister of State Administration.  This arrangement has led to 
many criticisms that STAE lacks sufficient independence, 
especially as the current Minister, Ana Pessoa, is a leading 
ruling FRETILIN party member.  UNECT has nevertheless evaluated 
STAE as basically sound in its work, but the Minister has at 
times shown an inclination to intervene on key decisions and the 
STAE director clearly sees himself as reporting to her.  STAE 
has an allocation in the state budget of USD 1,661,000.  The 
Court of Appeals serves as the final arbiter of all decisions 
made by the electoral bodies, and certifies the final results. 
NAGY