Haiti Election Ends in Disarray Amid Allegations of Voter Fraud
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Haiti’s presidential election ended in disarray as 12 of 18 candidates demanded the vote be annulled for alleged fraud and the United Nations said related violence threatened to undermine attempts to contain a cholera epidemic.
Michel Martelly, an ex-pop star, and Mirlande Manigat, a former first lady, were among candidates calling for yesterday’s election to be declared void. Gaillot Dorsinvil, president of the electoral council, denied that the ballot was fraudulent and said votes at 96 percent of polling stations had been validated, Radio Metropole reported.