Haiti on edge, credibility doubts taint elections

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.

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Haiti elections rocked by fraud charges, protests

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.

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Haiti candidates want polls annulled, cite "fraud"

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.

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Haiti elections ‘going well’: UN mission chief

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.

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Haiti Election, Set for Sunday, Marred by ID Card Problems

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

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Election chaos in Haiti as candidates cry foul

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.

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Voting struggles to start in cholera-hit Haiti

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.

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Haiti rally gunfire stirs tensions on eve of vote

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.

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Haiti votes under shadow of cholera and confusion

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.

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Haiti gears up for elections amid reports of violence

Candidates wound up a flurry of election campaigning before a midnight deadline Friday night amid reports of a violent attack on one of the candidates’ campaigns.

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