Haiti Elections
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Haiti Lawmakers Elect Jocelerme Privert As Interim President
Haitian lawmakers early on Sunday elected Jocelerme Privert as the country's interim president to fill the power vacuum following the departure of Michel Martelly, after a vote to choose his replacement was postponed over fears of violence.
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Michel Martelly Leaves Office With Haiti In Crisis
Michel Martelly ended his presidential term today without handing power to a successor, in an electoral crisis highlighting Haiti's long struggle to keep democracy on track in the 30 years since the Duvalier dictatorship ended.
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Haiti Plunges On With Poll Despite Opposition Boycott
Haiti's outgoing president brushed aside street protests, boycott threats and fraud claims Thursday to push ahead with plans to elect his successor this weekend.
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Haiti Protesters Set Fires, Block Streets Ahead Of Presidential Vote
Hundreds of opposition protesters in Haiti burned tires and torched vehicles in Port-au-Prince Monday, ahead of a controversial second-round presidential vote.
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Haiti President Defends Questioned Elections
Haitian President Michel Martelly has defended much-criticized elections in the divided country and asserted that the opposition has spread unsubstantiated allegations about widespread electoral fraud purely to strengthen its position.
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Haiti Heads to Polls, Holds Breath
Haitians go to the polls today to vote for a new president, the climax of a contest heaving with 54 candidates in an impoverished country notorious for chronic political instability.
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Haiti's First Election in 4 Years Marred by Sporadic Violence
Haitians lined up to vote on Sunday for the first time in four years, in a test of stability for an impoverished country continually rocked by political turmoil.
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US Urges Haiti Leaders to Hold Elections Soon
US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday urged Haiti to hold parliamentary elections as soon as possible to end a political crisis that has sparked violent protests in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
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Observers play down fraud in Haiti's election
International observers played down allegations of widespread fraud in Haiti's critical post-quake election as ballots began to be counted at an industrial park in the capital on Monday.At the same time, a pair of leading presidential candidates, each sensing a potential berth in a likely runoff, broke with rivals who had said in the midst of votin...
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Haiti election marred by ID card problems
With some candidates already crying fraud, and the delivery of voter identification cards mired in delays and confusion on Saturday, Haiti braced for one of its most pivotal presidential elections in decades.Official public campaigning ended Friday, but hours before the first ballots were to be cast Sunday, many of the 19 candidates and their...
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Haiti Lawmakers Elect Jocelerme Privert As Interim President
Haitian lawmakers early on Sunday elected Jocelerme Privert as the country's interim president to fill the power vacuum following the departure of Michel Martelly, after a vote to choose his replacement was postponed over fears of violence.
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Michel Martelly Leaves Office With Haiti In Crisis
Michel Martelly ended his presidential term today without handing power to a successor, in an electoral crisis highlighting Haiti's long struggle to keep democracy on track in the 30 years since the Duvalier dictatorship ended.
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Haiti Plunges On With Poll Despite Opposition Boycott
Haiti's outgoing president brushed aside street protests, boycott threats and fraud claims Thursday to push ahead with plans to elect his successor this weekend.
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Haiti Protesters Set Fires, Block Streets Ahead Of Presidential Vote
Hundreds of opposition protesters in Haiti burned tires and torched vehicles in Port-au-Prince Monday, ahead of a controversial second-round presidential vote.
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Haiti President Defends Questioned Elections
Haitian President Michel Martelly has defended much-criticized elections in the divided country and asserted that the opposition has spread unsubstantiated allegations about widespread electoral fraud purely to strengthen its position.
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Haiti Heads to Polls, Holds Breath
Haitians go to the polls today to vote for a new president, the climax of a contest heaving with 54 candidates in an impoverished country notorious for chronic political instability.
-
Haiti's First Election in 4 Years Marred by Sporadic Violence
Haitians lined up to vote on Sunday for the first time in four years, in a test of stability for an impoverished country continually rocked by political turmoil.
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US Urges Haiti Leaders to Hold Elections Soon
US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday urged Haiti to hold parliamentary elections as soon as possible to end a political crisis that has sparked violent protests in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
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Observers play down fraud in Haiti's election
International observers played down allegations of widespread fraud in Haiti's critical post-quake election as ballots began to be counted at an industrial park in the capital on Monday.At the same time, a pair of leading presidential candidates, each sensing a potential berth in a likely runoff, broke with rivals who had said in the midst of votin...
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Haiti election marred by ID card problems
With some candidates already crying fraud, and the delivery of voter identification cards mired in delays and confusion on Saturday, Haiti braced for one of its most pivotal presidential elections in decades.Official public campaigning ended Friday, but hours before the first ballots were to be cast Sunday, many of the 19 candidates and their...
