The Poor Always Pay: The Electoral Crisis in Haiti: “The start of Haiti’s most recent crisis came with ample warning. Most Port-au-Prince residents scurried to their homes mid-afternoon last Tuesday, certain of the violence and chaos which would ensue once the electoral council announced which two presidential candidates would make it to the run-offs. The …
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Election officials in Haiti say governing party candidate Jude Celestin will be in a presidential run-off with former first lady Mirlande Manigat. Ms Manigat won 31% of the vote and Mr Celestin 22%. Pop star Michel Martelly polled just over 21% but, as things stand, misses out on the run-off. Violent protests broke out in …
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Polling centres open late but candidates complain of irregularities in Port-au-Prince and other cities Street protests flared across Haiti last night as 12 of Haiti’s 18 presidential candidates denounced ‘massive fraud’ in yesterday’s election. Balloting, in what was billed by the international community as a historic election, was largely peaceful but marred by confusion, apathy …
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (MCT) — Whenever an exiled Mirlande Manigat heard the sound of Haitian music, it made her heart ache. “I was just sick,” said Manigat, longtime opposition leader, wife of former President Leslie Manigat and now aspiring president. “I was obsessed with returning.” She did return, and today, Manigat, a grandmother and Sorbonne-educated university professor, …
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