Saturday, June 25, 2016

#HAITI: More Than Two Dozen File To Contest Oct. 9 Pres. Election

[world politics news]



More than two dozen people have signed up to run for Haiti's presidency, authorities said on Wednesday, including the four leading candidates from an earlier election aborted after a commission found widespread fraud. This is half the number of candidates who contested the last election, making the October 9 election easier to organize. Several politicians who ran last time pledged to support Jude Celestin, who had come in second.

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