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Haiti’s presidential and parliamentary elections were the subject of turmoil on Nov. 28 as protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against a widespread cholera epidemic. The Associated Press reports that despite international aid, many residents of Port-au-Prince are still … Continue reading →

Earthquake-hit Haiti’s political future hung in the balance on Monday after Sunday’s turbulent elections were roiled by popular protests and repudiated by most of the presidential candidates.

Haiti’s elections ended in confusion on Sunday as 12 of the 18 presidential candidates denounced “massive fraud” and called for cancellation of the results as street protests erupted over voting irregularities.

Polling stations struggled to open in Haiti’s capital on Sunday as voting got off to a slow and confused start in elections roiled by a cholera epidemic, political tensions and voter uncertainty.

Haiti’s elections descended into chaos on Sunday as 12 of the 18 presidential candidates accused the ruling party of fraud and called for the pivotal national polls to be scrapped.

Violence in Haiti has been light, but observers fear the earthquake’s aftermath may create confusion during Sunday’s election.

Haiti’s key national elections are “going well” with little violence and only a few minor administrative problems that should not hamper turnout, chief UN peacekeeper Edmond Mulet said Sunday.

Twelve out of Haiti’s 18 presidential candidates denounced “massive fraud” in elections on Sunday and demanded the vote be canceled, dealing a serious blow to the credibility of the United Nations-supported polls.

Haiti votes on Sunday in elections roiled by a cholera epidemic political tensions and voter confusion seeking a leader to guide the impoverished Caribbean country’s recovery from a January earthquake.

Gunmen disrupted the final campaign rally in Haiti of a charismatic presidential contender, stoking tensions on the eve of Sunday’s elections in a nation racked by cholera and political uncertainty.