December 13, 2010
Categories: Elections, Haiti, Politics
Tags: elections, haiti, riots, Uncategorized
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two of the top three candidates in Haiti’s disputed presidential election have rejected a proposed recount, threatening to torpedo a compromise aimed at quelling days of riots and violence over allegations that the vote was rigged. Only the candidate of the governing party, Jude Célestin, supports the offer by the electoral …
Two Main Presidential Candidates Reject Recount in Haiti – NYTimes.com Read More »
December 13, 2010
Categories: Elections, Haiti, Politics
Tags: elections, haiti, Martelly, NYTimes, Politics
\ PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Michel Martelly, the presidential candidate whose partisans have fiercely protested election results they consider rigged, said in an interview on Friday that he had rejected an offer to participate in a runoff election as a third candidate. “This would be like fraud to be in a second round by invitation,” he …
Haitian Candidate Rejects Offer for a Runoff – NYTimes.com Read More »