▁is ▁re lying ▁excess ively ▁on ▁don ors ▁and ▁should ▁pay ▁for ▁a ▁larger ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁budget . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁elect oral ▁budget ▁was ▁placed ▁at ▁ 1 4 6 ▁billion ▁Gu ine an ▁fran cs , ▁having ▁been ▁increased ▁from ▁an ▁earlier ▁figure ▁of ▁ 1 3 2 ▁billion ▁Gu ine an ▁fran cs . ▁ ▁Sa id ▁Dj inn it , ▁the ▁Special ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Secretary - General ▁in ▁West ▁Africa , ▁met ▁with ▁C EN I ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁review ▁Guinea ' s ▁progress ▁in ▁elect oral ▁prepar ations , ▁political ▁dialog ue , ▁and ▁security . ▁Dj inn it ▁gave ▁a ▁public ▁ass urance ▁that ▁the ▁UN ▁would ▁do ▁everything ▁it ▁could ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁election . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁late ▁August ▁that ▁about ▁three ▁billion ▁Gu ine an ▁fran cs ▁would ▁be ▁provided ▁to ▁parties ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁for ▁campaign ▁purposes , ▁although ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁this ▁money ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁parties ▁already ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁gover ning ▁P UP , ▁the ▁opposition ▁Union ▁for ▁Progress ▁and ▁Ren ew al ▁( UP R ), ▁and ▁the ▁opposition ▁Union ▁for ▁the ▁Progress ▁of ▁Guinea ▁( UP G ). ▁ ▁Cred ibility ▁and ▁participation ▁According ▁to ▁C EN I ▁President ▁Cond é , ▁past ▁elect oral ▁fra ud ▁caused ▁many ▁people ▁to ▁lose ▁faith ▁in