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Viewing cable 08LUANDA411, ASSEMBLY PASSES ELECTORAL LAW AMENDMENTS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08LUANDA411 2008-05-27 13:18 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Luanda
VZCZCXRO3878
RR RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHLU #0411/01 1481318
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 271318Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY LUANDA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4805
INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 LUANDA 000411 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL AO
SUBJECT: ASSEMBLY PASSES ELECTORAL LAW AMENDMENTS 
 
 
1. (SBU) Summary: On May 20, 2008 the National Assembly 
passed a series of amendments to the electoral and 
registration laws, most of which affect various timelines in 
the registration and electoral process.  Opposition parties 
strongly opposed the changes, particularly the extension of 
deadlines for announcing provincial election results from 4 
to 7 days, and the national election results from 10 to 15 
days.  While the amendments will not force a postponement of 
the planned September 5/6 election, the National Electoral 
Commission (CNE) must notify the President before June 5 that 
conditions are set for elections or the planned date could be 
challenged as unconstitutional. End Summary. 
 
MPLA Pushes Changes Through Assembly 
------------------------------------- 
 
2. On May 20th the MPLA-dominated National Assembly passed a 
series of MPLA-proposed amendments to Angolan electoral and 
registration laws.  The most controversial of these 
amendments extend the deadline for announcing provincial 
election results from 4 to 7 days and the national results 
from 10 to 15 days.  MPLA parliamentary leaders called these 
extensions necessary given the poor state of Angola's 
infrastructure and projected difficulties in transmitting 
results, and noted that provisional results would be 
available far sooner.  NOTE: Electoral regulations call for 
voting stations to "immediately" post results on the station 
door, which should facilitate relatively accurate provisional 
results. END NOTE 
 
3. (SBU) Other amendments eliminate one seat on the national 
and local election commissions.  The seats were held by 
judicial branch representatives on the election commissions, 
and were eliminated due to constitutional provisions 
prohibiting judges from holding positions or jobs outside the 
judiciary.  These changes increase the power of the 
commission president, as they leave the electoral commission 
with an even number of seats, giving the president of each 
commission a tie-breaking vote.  It is as yet unknown how 
this change may affect the National Electoral Commission 
(CNE) President Caetano de Sousa, who is also the 
vice-president of the Supreme Court.  The GRA has 
long-justified his position on the CNE, as de Sousa is on a 
leave of absence from the court. 
 
Meeting the President's Timetable? 
---------------------------------- 
 
4. (SBU) One amendment extends the amount of time the 
Inter-Ministerial Commission for the Registration Process 
(CIPE) must publicly display electoral rolls following a 
registration period from 4-15 days following the 
registration's end to 15-30 days.  As a result, the CIPE 
won't complete and turn the rolls over to the CNE until early 
July 2008, or up to 31 days following the May 31 end of the 
registration update currently underway.  It is unclear 
whether the CNE will wait until the rolls are submitted 
before it informs President Dos Santos that conditions are 
set for elections, which is a legal prerequisite to the 
President's convocation of elections.  As the President must 
convoke elections at least 90 days before the election date, 
if the CNE waits for the registration rolls, elections will 
be in early October, rather than early September 2008. 
 
5. (SBU) The remaining amendments affect minor changes to the 
amount of time allowed to submit, in writing, notice of 
errors in the electoral rolls, and the amount of time that 
authorities have to respond to these written complaints. 
 
Opposition Ire Sparked by Amendments 
------------------------------------- 
 
6. (SBU) Critics accuse the MPLA of putting the stability of 
the electoral process at risk by making these changes so 
close to the projected election date.  Eight of the largest 
opposition parties and coalitions signed an official protest 
of these changes and accused the MPLA of "introducing a 
flawed procedure that could later be used to legalize 
operational fraud, as is happening in Zimbabwe."  National 
Electoral Commission (CNE) spokesman Adao de Almeida welcomed 
the changes, noting the logistical hurdles posed by the legal 
requirement that certified hard copies of the results be 
delivered from voting stations to municipal authorities and 
on up the chain of command. 
 
Elections Remain on Track for 2008 
---------------------------------- 
 
7. (SBU) COMMENT: Political parties and Angolan voters are 
waiting to see if the CNE will notify President Dos Santos 
that conditions are set for legislative elections in time for 
him to officially call elections 90 days in advance of the 
planned September 5/6 vote.  The amendments to the electoral 
 
LUANDA 00000411  002 OF 002 
 
 
law will not force a postponement of the election day(s), but 
certain provisions related to the publication of voters rolls 
could be used by the CNE to justify a delay in notifying the 
President that electoral conditions are set.  The 
constitutionality of two days of elections, as announced by 
the President, versus one day has yet to be resolved.  END 
COMMENT 
FERNANDEZ