US embassy cable - 04LILONGWE402

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ELECTION RESULTS TO BE BROADCAST LIVE

Identifier: 04LILONGWE402
Wikileaks: View 04LILONGWE402 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Lilongwe
Created: 2004-05-14 08:22:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PGOV KDEM KPAO MI Elections Media Political
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
UNCLAS LILONGWE 000402 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/PD, AF/S 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV, KDEM, KPAO, MI, Elections, Media, Political 
SUBJECT: ELECTION RESULTS TO BE BROADCAST LIVE 
 
REF: A)03 Lilongwe 1202 
 
1.  Independent Capital Radio has devised a plan 
to broadcast May 18 election results live.  In 
cooperation with Public Affairs Committee's 
(PAC) election monitors and funded by the 
British and Germans, Capital Radio will be on- 
air live from 6 pm on May 18 until 6 am on May 
19 announcing results phoned in from PAC 
monitors.  Listeners will also be able to call 
in with spot reports.  Capital Radio will have a 
team of reporters at the central tally center 
reporting on events there. 
 
2.  Comment.  If this initiative is allowed to 
go forward, election results will be broadcast 
live for the first time in Malawi's history. 
This would reduce the risk of rigging as vote 
e 
counts are collected at the district and 
national tally centers. 
 
Browning 

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