Several government buildings were set ablaze in scattered sections of Haiti and one demonstrator was killed in violent protests ignited by the release of final legislative election results, officials said Saturday. Street demonstrations and clashes between factions troubled several towns around the Caribbean country, though the crowded capital of Port-au-Prince and most other areas …
Haiti erupts in riots as supporters of Michel Martelly protest: Outbreak of gunfire in Port-au-Prince follows disputed election results that push presidential candidate Martelly into third place. Gunfire in the centre of Port-au-Prince has left at least one person dead as violent disputes over the conduct of the presidential election continue to grip Haiti. Election officials …
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A boy stood his ground and took cover behind a garbage bin as United Nations armored vehicles advanced on protesters after the rest of them ran down the street in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday.CreditDamon Winter/The New York Times PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Violent protests, ignited by preliminary presidential election results that were widely considered suspect, shut down …
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The headquarters of Haiti’s ruling party was set ablaze today as riots grew over disputed presidential election results. Protests have also broken out in Les Cayes, Cap-Haitien and other cities. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the capital, erecting barricades and setting fires, furious that government-backed candidate Jude Celestin, the …
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• Provisional date of 16 January set for decisive contest • Further violence feared amid fraud allegations Supporters of Michel Martelly at a campaign rally in Cap Haitian last month. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP Haiti was today preparing for the results of troubled elections that have generated fraud charges, protests and sporadic violence, and which and …
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