Election Feud Seen Undermining Haiti's Bid for Stability

Allegations of fraud delayed Haiti’s presidential elections for a second time, fueling a political crisis that threatens to undo gains made in the six years since an earthquake destroyed the Caribbean nation’s economy and killed as many as 200,000 people.

The Provisional Electoral Council said Friday that it is postponing the run-off vote scheduled for Sunday, without setting a new date. The postponement comes as one of the two remaining candidates refused to campaign and called on voters to boycott the election. In a country long plagued by political turmoil, dictatorships and coups, the Organization of American States on Tuesday warned that measures put in place to guard against irregularities “have not achieved the intended level of confidence that they originally pursued.”