US embassy cable - 05DHAKA2185

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Identifier:	05DHAKA2185
Wikileaks:	View 05DHAKA2185 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Dhaka
Created:	2005-05-09 03:00:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED
Tags:	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII BGD Elections
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS DHAKA 002185 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR I/FW, B/G, IIP/G/NEA-SA, B/VOA/N (BANGLA SERVICE) STATE 
FOR SA/PAB, SA/PPD (LSCENSNY, SSTRYKER), SA/RA, INR/R/MR, 
AND PASS TO USAID FOR ANE/ASIA/SA/B (WJOHNSON) 
 
CINCPAC FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR, J51 (MAJ TURNER), J45 
(MAJ NICHOLLS) 
 
USARPAC FOR APOP-IM (MAJ HEDRICK) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KMDR, OIIP, OPRC, KPAO, PREL, ETRD, PTER, ASEC, BG, OCII, BGD Elections 
SUBJECT: Media Reaction: U.K. Elections; Dhaka 
 
Summary: Conservative "Ittefaq" says that Bangladesh's 
fragile democracy has many things to learn from the British 
election. 
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U.K. Elections 
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"Results of U.S. elections" 
Conservative Bangla language newspaper "Ittefaq" editorially 
comments (5/9): 
 
Blair has spoken about leaving his post before the next 
election.  The Conservative leader Howard has also pledged 
to give up his post. 
 
We have many things to learn from elections in Britain. 
Conservative leader Howard is voluntarily giving up the 
party leadership for his party's failure in elections. 
Blair also said that he would leave the post in spite of 
leading his party in three successive election wins.  Nobody 
raised allegations of rigging.  It is remarkable that the 
Conservative leader has congratulated the leader of the 
winning party.  The British parliament is considered the 
mother of all parliaments.  Therefore, our fragile democracy 
has many things to learn from the British election. 
 
Thomas