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Viewing cable 07DILI151, COUNTING PROBLEMS DELAY OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07DILI151 2007-04-16 13:11 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Dili
VZCZCXRO6651
PP RUEHPB
DE RUEHDT #0151/01 1061311
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 161311Z APR 07
FM AMEMBASSY DILI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3448
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0915
RUCNARF/ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE
RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
RHHMUNA/USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 0974
RUEHLI/AMEMBASSY LISBON PRIORITY 0865
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0664
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 0716
RUEHWL/AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON PRIORITY 0800
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 0517
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEHROV/AMEMBASSY VATICAN 0110
RUEHDT/AMEMBASSY DILI 2809
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DILI 000151 
 
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: COUNTING PROBLEMS DELAY OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 
RESULTS 
 
 
DILI 00000151  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1. (SBU) Summary: The National Electoral Commission (CNE) has 
delayed the originally scheduled announcement of the provisional 
national results for the April 9 presidential elections due to 
multiple problems with the tabulation and documentation of 
votes.  According to its interpretation of the law, supported by 
international legal advisors, CNE can take an additional two 
days, up until the evening of April 18, to finalize its 
tabulation and announce the national provisional results.  It is 
likely that CNE will need all the available time, if not more. 
The primary problems the Commission faces are mistakes in the 
completion of the district tabulation documents, including 
incomplete documentation or inconsistent numbers in the reports. 
Although with minor exceptions these mistakes appear to be the 
product of human error rather than fraud, the existence of so 
many counting problems has continued to feed suspicions of 
political manipulation.  This cable includes our suggested 
talking points for media inquiries.  End summary. 
 
2. (U) At a press conference this afternoon, April 16, the CNE 
provided an overview of the current status of national 
tabulation of the results of the April 9 presidential elections. 
 CNE had planned to make the announcement on April 15; however, 
the discovery of multiple omissions and discrepancies in the 
polling center and district center tabulation led to a 
significantly increased burden on CNE to complete the national 
tabulation.  According to the CNE spokesperson, there are 
currently 42 voting stations for which CNE has incomplete 
documentation.  In these cases, CNE has decided to open the 
corresponding ballot boxes to look for the documentation 
required for completion.  In addition, there are boxes from 26 
stations with documentation that includes mistakes or 
inconsistencies.  CNE is waiting for authorization from the 
Court of Appeals before reopening this latter category as it may 
entail a recount of the ballots themselves. 
 
3. (U) CNE is fully absorbed with the tabulation process and has 
therefore devoted only limited work to date on adjudicating 
complaints.  According to the most recent data on the complaints 
received, there are now a total of 141 which have been filed 
nationwide, 12 of which have been decided.  The most common 
complaint type, of which there are 74, are poll procedure 
errors.  The next most common, of which there are 27, are 
counting issues.  Our sources continue to emphasize that there 
is little evidence of fraud and that the complaints received by 
CNE are not of a scale or nature to impact the national results. 
 Rather, they point to the tabulation delays resulting from a 
combination of flawed legislation and last minute preparation. 
CNE has scrupulously followed the election law, but has found 
itself stymied by legal ambiguities.  For example, it delayed 
until late today the opening of boxes with incomplete or missing 
documentation because of uncertainty regarding their legal 
authority to open the boxes. 
 
5. (U) Comment:  Although the tabulation problems are real, they 
appear to be solvable with enough time and effort and do not 
appear to be the result of any significant fraud.  Nonetheless, 
the delays and constant news of new issues arising have fed 
suspicions of political manipulation and could negatively impact 
the credibility of the final result both in the eyes of the 
general public and of the losing candidates.  End comment. 
 
6. (SBU) Recommended Talking Points: 
 
-- The U.S. is closely monitoring the counting and tabulation of 
results of the first round of East Timor's presidential 
election.  Though there are delays and irregularities in the 
process, at this point we have no reason to suspect these delays 
are due to malfeasance.  There were, however, clearly a great 
number of human errors in the process due in part to 
insufficient training and lack of time for complete preparations. 
 
-- The U.S. acknowledges the complications and challenges 
inherent in the national tabulation process and the importance 
of credibility.  We note that the national tabulation has been 
 
DILI 00000151  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
conducted in a transparent manner, including regular public 
communication and the ability of candidates and observers to 
scrutinize the process at all stages. 
 
-- We support the CNE in its continued work to ensure that the 
process is completed correctly and within the timeframe allowed 
by the law. 
 
-- Any concerns regarding the process should be pursued through 
available dispute mechanisms and legal channels for complaints. 
 
-- We emphasize the importance of lessons learned for the next 
round and parliamentary elections.  In particular, it is 
important to ensure early and thorough training of election 
officials and laws that make clear and explicit the CNE's powers 
in tabulating national results. 
NAGY