Haiti’s government declares elections success; candidates allege fraud

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — Haitian officials declared the country’s national elections a success — just hours after two-thirds of the candidates in the presidential race called for an annulment of the vote due to irregularities.

Pierre Opont, the director of Haiti’s main electoral body, told reporters Sunday night that the election had “successfully concluded.”

But he noted that 56 of the country’s 1,500 polling centers had reported “incidents,” and that the national police reported one death related to the election activities.

Hours before his announcement, two-thirds of the candidates — including one of the front-runners — denounced Sunday’s national elections and called for a complete annulment of the vote due to irregularities and ballot-box stuffing.

“I am asking my country’s citizens, I am asking the Conseil Electoral Provisoire, the government, and I’m telling the international community that as the leading candidate I’m asking for the formal cancellation of the elections,” lead candidate Mirlande Manigat told CNN.

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7 Comments

  1. Anonymous
    November 29, 2010

    what’s the force tellme what’s going on. you all are wasting time fighting cannot sems to agree

  2. jano
    November 29, 2010

    People are sick, people are dying, people need housing. This election was uncalled for. It could wait

    • One Love
      November 29, 2010

      :-|
      .People are sick, people are dying, people need housing.:” WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??/

      :cry: DID YOU SEE THE WELL FUNDED CAMPAIGNS??? AIRPLANES DPOPPING CONFETTI ET AL

  3. simple mind
    November 29, 2010

    Haiti am sorry, we misunderstood you,someday we’ll turn our eyes and look inside you.Lord have mercy.

  4. mouth of the south
    November 29, 2010

    weh papa,,,,dat haiti have business in it eh,,,,at least they have voter identification cards,,no dead people or zumbies can vote lol

    • Anonymous
      November 29, 2010

      It is Amazing how stupid & ignorant u r.

    • ebe
      November 29, 2010

      true, having the cards are very good. but read the full story…

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