US embassy cable - 04LILONGWE407

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ELECTIONS RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 20

Identifier: 04LILONGWE407
Wikileaks: View 04LILONGWE407 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Lilongwe
Created: 2004-05-17 07:23:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: PGOV KDEM PINR MI Political Elections
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 000407 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV, KDEM, PINR, MI, Political, Elections 
SUBJECT: ELECTIONS RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 20 
 
REF: A. 03 LILONGWE 1202 
 
     B. LILONGWE 404 
     C. LILONGWE 405 
     D. LILONGWE 392 
 
1. (SBU) The Malawi Electoral Commission announced on May 16 
that the presidential and parliamentary elections will be 
held May 20, the earliest date in accordance with the High 
Court's postponement of the polls (reftel C). 
 
COMMENT 
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2. (SBU) A fresh round of criticism of the ruling United 
Democratic Front's presidential candidate, as well as ground 
recently lost to the opposition, are certainly factors 
driving the rescheduling of the elections to earliest 
possible date (reftel D). 
DOUGHERTY 

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