Widespread protests and election related violence in Haiti -- in which demonstrators blocked roads and burned voting centers -- led to a last minute cancelation of the runoff election that had been scheduled for this Sunday. The head of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) said on Friday that the election would be postponed indefinitely due to violence that left it unable to guarantee the security of election workers and the 5.8 million registered voters, reports the
Haitian election postponed indefinitely, faces constitutional power vacuum (Jan. 25, 2016)
Haitian election postponed indefinitely…
Haitian election postponed indefinitely, faces constitutional power vacuum (Jan. 25, 2016)
Widespread protests and election related violence in Haiti -- in which demonstrators blocked roads and burned voting centers -- led to a last minute cancelation of the runoff election that had been scheduled for this Sunday. The head of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) said on Friday that the election would be postponed indefinitely due to violence that left it unable to guarantee the security of election workers and the 5.8 million registered voters, reports the