US embassy in Port-au-Prince questions whether Haiti election results are consistent with ‘the will of the Haitian people’ Haiti’s international airport was shut and the offices of its ruling coalition government were set alight amid violent clashes after electoral authorities announced that President René Préval’s hand-picked successor would stand in a runoff election. An announcement […]
Riots break out in several cities after announcement that former first lady Mirlande Manigat will face ruling party candidate Jude Celestin in a run-off Armed officers police protests in Port-au-Prince, Haiti following the news that Jude Celestin pipped Michel Martelly, who was expected to make it into the second round Photograph: Andres Martinez Casares/EPA Police
Polls closed on schedule around Haiti at 4 p.m. Sunday amid chaos, confusion and isolated instances of violence. Hours earlier, a dozen of the 19 presidential candidates called for “peaceful protests” against “massive fraud” in the country’s presidential and legislative elections. Jacqueline Charles and Trenton Daniel – Miami Herald. PORT-AU-PRINCE — Polls closed on schedule
Cholera protesters barricade roads in Haitian capital: The Associated Press Published Monday, November 22, 2010 9:37PM EST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Protesters in Haiti’s capital are lashing out at U.N. peacekeepers and the government, blocking roads and attacking foreigners’ vehicles. Demonstrators are setting up burning barricades, and Haitian police have fired tear gas. U.N. and non-governmental
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