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| Identifier: | 05PANAMA898 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05PANAMA898 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Panama |
| Created: | 2005-04-21 20:34:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |
| Tags: | PGOV PREL KDEM PM POL CHIEF |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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UNCLAS PANAMA 000898 SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV, PREL, KDEM, PM, POL CHIEF SUBJECT: PANAMA SUPPORTS THE SECRETARY'S COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES ELECTION STANDARDS INITIATIVE REF: STATE 71931 Panama views positively Reftel concept paper and will support the Secretary's initiative to develop universal election standards and to create an impartial body to analyze electoral practices. Vice Foreign Minister Ricardo Duran told POL Counselor on April 20 that he would support the initiative in Santiago. Duran said he had discussed the initiative with Panamanian Electoral Commission President Eduardo Valdes, who also liked the idea. Duran pointed out that Panama's electoral commission gained international stature when it was asked to participate in Iraq's electoral steering committee that organized the recent Iraqi elections. Since 1989 and the ouster of military dictator Manuel Noriega, Panama has held three free and fair national elections, Duran added. WATT
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