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Viewing cable 08NIAMEY727, NIGER: VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08NIAMEY727 2008-07-24 14:32 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Niamey
VZCZCXRO5648
RR RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHNM #0727/01 2061432
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 241432Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY NIAMEY
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4436
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NIAMEY 000727 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM NG
SUBJECT: NIGER: VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE 
 
1. Summary. Niger's voter registration drive took place June 19 - 
July 10, 2008. The National Committee to Pilot the Revision of the 
Voter Register (known by its French acronym CNPRFE) was created in 
2007 to prepare a new voter register. After a long delay related to 
the committee's organization and funding, it started planning its 
activities in January 2008.  While the committee claims that its 
mission was a success, the media have expressed some doubt about the 
scope of the registration. The registration process, based on 
door-to-door collection of voter names, documentation, and 
preparation of inclusive voter lists, is scheduled to be completed 
in time for the 2009 elections. End summary. 
 
2. The CNPRFE was created as a predecessor to the actual election 
committee,  the Independent National Electoral Commission (known by 
its French acronym CENI). In order to prepare good local and general 
elections in 2009, all political parties and the government agreed 
on the need to update the voter list in order to reflect a 
population that has changed enormously since the last voter 
registration in 1993. The CNPRFE prepared a budget of just over $9 
million for its activities (office operation, recruitment and 
training of registration workers, public awareness drive, and 
logistics). It also outlined a detailed time table which, if all 
goes as planned, should be completed by April 2009, in time for the 
local elections scheduled for June 2009 and national elections 
scheduled for  November-December 2009. (The local elections were 
originally scheduled for July 2008 but were postponed due to a delay 
in installing local councils after the 2004 election and the 
adoption of various amendments to the electoral code.) The 
commission's request for foreign assistance for voter registration 
met resistance from donors who wanted to see the budget for the 
entire election process before committing to support the 
registration.  However, the election budget cannot be developed 
until the CENI is in place. The government decided to begin the 
registration process without the expected foreign assistance, which 
allowed the registration to begin on June 19, about a month later 
than scheduled. 
 
3. Between June 19 and July 10, 4,200 CNPRFE agents went 
door-to-door throughout the country to register voters. In the 
north, where there is an ongoing insurgency, registration was done 
in the major cities and by updating old lists in coordination with 
village chiefs. The objective of the registration was to include 
voters who have reached voting age, exclude persons who have died, 
delete multiple registrations, exclude persons with criminal 
records, and to correct and clarify the assignment of some villages 
to several communes. The agents were instructed to accept several 
types of identification, including national ID cards, passports, 
birth certificates, driving licenses, military ID cards, military 
pension booklet, and family booklets. 
 
4. CNPRFE head Hamidou Moumouni announced on July 3 that the 
registration had progressed without major problems. He admitted, 
however, that the registration would finish a week later than 
scheduled due to an unexpectedly large population in  Niamey. 
Pessimistic projections before the registration suggested that the 
agents would not be able to register over 30 percent of the 
population. One setback was the continual blackouts which prevented 
agents from working at night. Eventually, they were outfitted with 
flashlights to overcome this difficulty. The MNJ (Mouvement des 
Nigeriens pour la Justice) rebel group in the north criticized the 
results of northern registration, claiming that the new voter list 
would gravely under represent the actual northern population. The 
MNJ also threatened to obstruct the registration. However,  the MNJ 
has not claimed that its recent attacks were an attempt to disrupt 
the registration process. Comment: One of the main issues during the 
Tuareg rebellion in the 1990's was their lack of representation in 
government. While this is not the main focus of the current 
rebellion, the movement still denounces the under representation of 
Tuaregs in government. A registration that is contested as 
misrepresentative of northern populations could therefore exacerbate 
current tensions. End comment. 
 
5. The registration process is only the first step towards the 
elections. Potential donors complain that the government's handling 
of the pre-election activities has been unorganized. Expecting to 
see a budget for the entire election, donors have instead received 
complaints from the GON about a lack of adequate foreign funding for 
the registration, despite the fact that the GON did not include it 
in its own budget. The preparation of the election budget should be 
the responsibility of the CENI, which has yet to be formed. The GON 
has explained that when election experts come in September, they 
will focus on forming the CENI. The June 2008 amendment to the 
Electoral Code provides that the CENI will become a permanent body 
and will be installed when the national voter register becomes 
available. 
 
6. While awaiting the results of the voter registration drive, there 
is a general perception that additional corrective rounds will be 
required in order to have a comprehensive and reliable voter 
register. Among the issues that the CNPRFE should address are the 
registration of nomadic communities and Nigeriens abroad. Also, in 
the context of increasing tensions surrounding the 2009 election, 
including the arrest of former prime minister and leader of the MNSD 
 
NIAMEY 00000727  002 OF 002 
 
 
ruling party Hama Amadou, there remains speculation that president 
Tandja may seek a third term, although the president has stated on 
several occasions that he has no intention of staying in office. 
 
ALLEN