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### Viewing cable 06MANAGUA869, NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: NUEVA

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06MANAGUA869 | 2006-04-20 18:03 | 2011-06-01 08:00 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Managua

Appears in these articles:
http://www.nacion.com/2011-05-30/Mundo/NotasSecundarias/Mundo2758456.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-05-30/Mundo/NotasSecundarias/Mundo2758467.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-05-30/Mundo/NotasSecundarias/Mundo2758468.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-05-30/Mundo/NotasSecundarias/Mundo2758464.aspx
http://www.confidencial.com.ni/articulo/4103/la-embusa-y-el-gabinete-de-ortega
http://www.confidencial.com.ni/articulo/4104/d-rsquo-escoto-en-onu-ldquo-un-desafio-de-ortega-a-ee-uu-rdquo
http://www.confidencial.com.ni/articulo/4102/estrada-y-la-ldquo-doble-cara-rdquo-ante-ee-uu
http://www.confidencial.com.ni/articulo/3966/la-ldquo-injerencia-rdquo-de-ee-uu-en-el-2006
http://www.nacion.com/2011-05-23/Mundo/Relacionados/Mundo2758764.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-05-23/Mundo/NotaPrincipal/Mundo2758753.aspx
http://www.confidencial.com.ni/articulo/4041/millones-de-dolares-sin-control-y-a-discrecion
http://www.confidencial.com.ni/articulo/4040/la-ldquo-injerencia-rdquo-de-venezuela-en-2006
http://www.confidencial.com.ni/articulo/4047/rodrigo-barreto-enviado-de-ldquo-vacaciones-rdquo
http://www.nacion.com/2011-05-16/Mundo/NotasSecundarias/Mundo2757239.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-05-16/Mundo/NotaPrincipal/Mundo2746658.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-05-16/Mundo/Relacionados/Mundo2757244.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-05-16/Mundo/Relacionados/Mundo2746673.aspx
http://www.confidencial.com.ni/articulo/3991/dra-yadira-centeno-desmiente-cable-diplomatico-eeuu
http://www.confidencial.com.ni/articulo/3968/pellas-pronostico-a-eeuu-victoria-de-ortega-en-2006
http://www.confidencial.com.ni/articulo/3967/barreto-era-ldquo-fuente-confiable-rdquo-para-eeuu

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAGUA 000869

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    DEPT FOR WHA/CEN

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/20/2016
    TAGS: PGOV KDEM SOCI NU
    SUBJECT: NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: NUEVA
    SEGOVIA

    REF: A. MANAGUA 0802

         ¶B. MANAGUA 0738

    Classified By: Ambassador Paul Trivelli for reasons 1.4 (b and d)

    ¶1. (C) Summary: Liberals of all stripes in the largely
    Liberal Nicaraguan department of Nueva Segovia recently
    expressed concern to Emboffs  that the FSLN is gaining
    support with poor voters by distributing agricultural goods
    and helping followers obtain voting documents in advance of
    the November national elections.  Emboffs have heard from
    contacts that such support may well have come from Venezuelan
    "donations".    Officials of the ALN-PC and APRE applauded
    Ambassador's statements against caudillismo, while the PLC
    members were cautiously critical.  Everyone complained about
    partisanship on the local Electoral Council (CED), although
    the local CED president (a Liberal) insisted that all CED
    activities are carried out according to regulations.  End
    Summary.

    ¶2. (U) The Cultural Affairs Officer (CAO) and Information
    Resources Director (IRD) met with local political, economic,
    and social leaders in Ocotal, Nueva Segovia, on April 6 and 7
    to discuss upcoming national elections and other issues.
    Nueva Segovia has 12 municipalities, four of them controlled
    by the FSLN and eight by the PLC.  The two largest cities of
    Ocotal (32,000) and Jalapa (30,000) are FSLN territory, as
    are the two small towns of Dipilto and San Fernando.

    ALN MEMBERS VIEW PLC AS MAIN RIVAL
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    ¶3. (SBU) Former mayor of El Jicaro and ex-Liberal
    Constitutional Party (PLC) chairman for Nueva Segovia Luis
    Sarantes organized almost 35 supporters of the Nicaraguan
    Liberal Alliance (ALN) to meet with Emboffs, who were
    expecting to meet with a more modest group.  The reception by
    teachers, businessmen, small farmers and housewives was
    effusive.  Approximately 90% of the ALN supporters previously
    held positions, some senior, in the PLC.  Regarding the
    upcoming national elections, the ALN expressed concern about
    cedulization (the process of obtaining a national/voter ID
    card) and the partisan nature of the Supreme Electoral
    Council (CSE), and discussed the financial and material
    advantages of the Sandinista Front (FSLN).

    ¶4. (C) According to the ALN members, the FSLN is reaching out
    to small farmers (campesinos) by offering fertilizer and crop
    assistance, facilitating cedulization paperwork by filling
    out applications, and campaigning with new vehicles.
    (Comment: ALN members were quiet when asked if they were
    doing the same for their supporters.  End Comment.)  They
    complained that the CSE is tightly controlled by the FSLN and
    the PLC, while smaller or newer parties like the ALN are not
    represented.  They insisted that international observers
    should be vigilant with the CSE,s calendar (ref A), ensuring
    that each deadline is met.  One ALN member even insisted that
    international observers should take over the CSE and handle
    the elections.

    ¶5. (SBU) While enthusiastically supportive of Eduardo
    Montealegre, ALN members claimed that election polls do not
    reflect the true feelings of broader Nicaragua because
    they're taken only in Managua -- the regional elections have
    provided the most convincing survey to date, they said.
    Participants asserted that survey results are distorted  by
    the PLC in radio campaigns that reach rural areas to falsely
    imply that PLC candidates are in lead.  According to the ALN
    interlocutors, the ALN expects to draw its votes from the
    PLC.  They predicted that now that Rizo is  the PLC
    presidential candidate,  local PLC loyalists, mainly farmers,
    are very unlikely to switch to the ALN.

    ¶6. (SBU) According to ALN supporters, Sandinista dissident
    Herty Lewites visited  Nueva Segovia, but he was received by
    no more than 50 people.  Alejandro Martinez Cuenca, Daniel
    Ortega,s main rival in the FSLN, has also traveled to the
    region, but has drawn no followers, while  APRE presidential
    pre-candidate Jose Antonio Alvarado held  a small reception
    of about 80 supporters from Ocotal.

    ¶7. (SBU) When asked how citizens from the department viewed
    the U.S. Embassy and the U.S. Government, the room came alive
    with cries of "Bravo" and "Trivelli!"  ALN party members feel
    that the U.S. has an important and valid role to play as a
    "protagonist" in the elections process, and applauded the

    Ambassador for not equivocating in his message.  One
    supporter suggested loading  Ortega and Aleman on a plane and
    sending them to play poker with former Panamanian strongman
    Manuel Noriega.

    LOCAL CSE OFFICIAL CLAIMS CEDULIZATION NOT A PROBLEM
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    ¶8. (SBU) Embassy officials met with local Departmental
    Electoral Council (CED) President Rommel Enrique Reyes at the
    CED headquarters.  Reyes is a flag-waving PLC member with six
    years of experience as president, having overseen two
    municipal elections and one national election.  He is young
    and was chosen for the office originally as a member of the
    Resistance Party (PRN).  His large office was sparsely
    furnished, with modest accoutrements consisting of a filing
    cabinet, a table, and a small desk with a telephone and
    USAID-donated fax machine.  A framed photograph of Reyes at
    the U.S. Capitol Building, a photograph of his wife and
    daughter at Disneyland, and a photograph of Anastasio Somoza
    were displayed on the table.

    ¶9. (SBU) When queried  if he thought the upcoming elections
    would be free and fair, Reyes, a lawyer by training,
    immediately recited Nicaraguan electoral law, expressing
    utter faith in its clarity and ability to promote electoral
    transparency.  He compared Nicaraguan electoral law to El
    Salvador,s, noting the similar structure to the laws of both
    countries.  "The difference is that the Left in El Salvador
    is more democratic and rule-bound than the FSLN here," he
    said.  "The FSLN is not prepared to lose the election."

    ¶10. (SBU) The PLC and FSLN enjoy  the most support in the
    department, he claimed, with the FSLN controlling the cities
    and the PLC gaining its support from the countryside.  "We
    are a Liberal Department," he emphasized.  As for national
    surveys, Reyes, view was similar to  the ALN,s: the results
    can be seen in the Atlantic Coast regional elections "the PLC
    clearly has the mandate."  Candidates campaigning in Ocotal
    include all the PLC pre-candidates and Lewites, who appears
    to have few supporters locally, Reyes noted.

    ¶11. (SBU) Reyes indicated that there is no problem with
    cedulization, and claims to keep a firm hand on the
    cedulization process, not allowing  the FSLN to interfere.
    Still, the CED office holds 4,300 cedulas, 1,800 of them
    unclaimed since 1988.  Reyes coordinates  with the civil
    registers at the mayors, offices so the CED can project  how
    many people in the Department will reach 16 years in and need
    ceduals to  to vote .  Reyes was satisfied  with  a new
    cedulization initiative that pairs a new employee in each
    municipality with the CED to improve cedula issuance.   (PLC
    mayors criticize the new arrangement, citing inadequate
    training and support by the CSE.)  In May, Reyes added, the
    Council will hire new staff for technical assistance, and is
    already splitting these positions between PLC and FSLN
    loyalists.

    ¶12. (C) Throughout the meeting, Reyes glanced  down with the
    slight, confounded smile of a person who realizes others may
    doubt his  sincerity.  Nonetheless, he was forthcoming with
    information, including the fact that he was present at the
    meeting where CSE president Roberto Rivas decided to make it
    "difficult" for Embassy officials to get accredited as
    elections observers.  (Comment: Ultimately, post's  efforts
    to elicit cooperation from the CSE succeeded  and the CSE
    accredited Emboffs.  End Comment.)    When asked how the
    party feels about USG statements regarding Aleman, Reyes
    indicated that "some of the party people say things against
    intervention as a public line," but that on a personal level
    "USG interventionism is expected."

    PRIVATE SECTOR TIRED OF PACT, APPRECIATES USG EFFORTS
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    ¶13. (SBU): Embassy staff met with four members of the Nueva
    Segovia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.  The business
    interests of those present, including board President Daysi
    Reyes and board officers Isasio Beltran and Donald Roque, are
    mainly family operations: bulk resale, supermarkets,
    construction materials, and the production and mid-level
    distribution of coffee.

    ¶14. (SBU) When asked about the freedom and fairness of the
    upcoming elections,   Roque  criticized the PLC-FSLN pact.
    The businessmen and women claimed that the government "is

    good for collecting taxes but not much more."  The local
    producers are starting to feel squeezed between the taxes of
    the central government and new taxes imposed by local mayors.
     As a result, to avoid appearing too successful, the local
    growers are avoiding making investments in their own
    businesses.  They also noted that in an electoral year,
    everyone thinks twice about investing or purchasing on a
    large scale.  "The economy freezes," they said.  The
    businesses are able to survive because they are family
    businesses.  National surveys are not thought to reflect the
    views of the wider Nicaraguan citizenry: "they never asked
    us," said Reyes indignantly.  They reported a positive
    perception of the Embassy and approved of the USG message,
    which was described as "very clear."  Of the Ambassador they
    reported: "He speaks the truth and does so out of interest"
    for Nicaragua.

    PLC OFFICIALS SATISFIED WITH  RIZO
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    ¶15. (SBU) A local group of elected PLC officials agreed to
    meet with Emboffs, although several arrived late.  The vice
    mayor of Mozante and a councilman from Jicaro averred that
    the potential for free and fair elections is evident in the
    PLC "primary" (ref B).  They were happy about the process for
    selecting the candidate, noting "a good deal of consultation
    within the lower ranks" before the vote.  Although the Nueva
    Segovia delegates primarily voted for  Ramiro Sacasa, PLC
    members were  satisfied with  the process despite Rizo,s
    victory.

    ¶16. (U) When asked if this "success of the democratic
    process" would carry over into November, the members
    responded that "each party has its own fiscales (trained poll
    watchers)" to ensure a fair vote.  They  note, however, the
    problems of 2004 municipal elections, in which voters arrived
    at their voting table (JRV) only to find their names not
    listed in the official registry (padron).  The PLC officials
    expect the same problem this year, and have vehicles ready to
    transport  voters  from one JRV to another.

    ¶17. (SBU) While CED President Reyes expressed satisfaction
    with the cedulization agreement  with the mayors, offices,
    the PLC mayors are not too happy about the arrangement,
    complaining that now  the mayors are "stuck" with doing all
    the paperwork and bringing it to the CED.  "This is the
    CSE,s job," claimed the councilman from Jicaro, one for
    which the CSE has provided no training or supplies to carry
    out the task.  This process hasn't improved the overall
    system of cedulization, nor is it impartial.  The
    "cedulizers" from FSLN alcaldias, for example, are assisting
    FSLN voters to receive their cedulas, going to their houses
    and helping deliver birth certificates and other pertinent
    documents, "but they are not assisting non-FSLN supporters,"
    claimed the officials.

    ¶18. (U) As for polling results, the PLC officials asserted
    that surveys, especially those taken before the PLC primary,
    do not accurately reflect the level of support for the party.
     PLC members pointed to the regional elections as an
    appropriate measuring stick for November.

    ¶19. (SBU) When asked for their views on the US Embassy,s
    role in Nicaragua, the PLC officials carefully responded,
    "The US has helped Nicaragua achieve democracy and through
    its own history of democracy has a lot to teach."   One mayor
    acknowledged all of the assistance the USG had provided to
    Nicaragua before commenting that the US is "too close" to
    Nicaragua and "Nicaragua is inconvenienced by this influence
    and proximity."  The mayor of Jicaro, who arrived an hour and
    forty minutes late, felt the US should "stay out of
    politics," but assist with the development of the local
    economy.

    APRE APPLAUDS AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS
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    ¶20. (C) Seven local APRE directors met with Embassy
    officials.  Luis Emilio Bustamente, departmental president of
    APRE, was the most vocal.  All attending members were former
    PLC and expressed frustration with the election of Rizo as
    presidential candidate of the PLC, declaring "We split from
    the PLC because they are corrupt.  Rizo was one of those that
    split from the PLC and then went back to them."  They
    reiterated many times that Rizo is the wrong man to be the
    Liberal leader, and that APRE was born to fight the pact.

    ¶21. (SBU) All agreed that Herty Lewites has no significant
    following in Nueva Segovia.  They expressed concern that the
    FSLN could win, based on the Sandinistas, performance in the
    mayoral elections of 2004 (the FSLN increased its control
    from fifty municipalities to over eighty municipalities).
    The APRE officials view the pacto as strong, stating that it
    plays to the FSLN,s  political advantage, while the
    Sandinista control of over 80 municipal budgets accords it an
    economic edge.

    ¶22. (SBU) Regarding the USG, APRE representatives commented
    "Trivelli is extraordinary," and "the Embassy hasn't done
    enough, the Embassy can do more" to have an impact against
    the PLC.  They loved Ambassador's remarks about Ortega,
    noting the reference to Ortega as a tiger who hadn't changed
    his stripes: "the campesinos really responded to the
    colloquial expression."  Bustamente wanted the Embassy to do
    more against the PLC and all present agreed, saying "the US
    should revoke more visas."  APRE noted that the PLC has not
    won an election on its own, but only through alliances.  They
    felt that Alvarado, who hasn't visited the region since
    October, would be better than Jose Rizo.

    NUEVA SEGOVIA: DEMOGRAPHICS AND VOTING PROFILE
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    ¶23. (U)     Total Population (2005 est.): 211,233
                Total Urban Population:       95,041
                Total Rural Population:       116,219

                Votes Received by Party, 2004 Municipal Elections

                PLC:                    33,975
                FSLN:                   35,845
                APRE:                   1,602
                PRN:                    6,668
                AC:                     113
                Others:                 1,064
    TRIVELLI

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