Election

I noticed that since the end of the run-off election in Haiti, there has not been any word from any of the two candidates.

"Eske Chat Pran lang Yo?"

Maybe it's me. Let me ask you the question: Have you heard any statement about the election or the result by either Mirlande Manigat of Michel Martelly?

Why is it for some issues we can never come to an agreement and for others, we agree immediately?

Do you want me to give you some examples?

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The former candidate Jude Celestin said that he will appeal the decision against him. Attorney Osner Fevry who is representing Jude Celestin is thinking about taking their case all the way to Cassation tribunal.

Didn't I see this during the Bush-Gore election?

For those who did not remember, The United States Court ruled on the decision that effectively resolved the 2000 presidential election in favor of George W. Bush.

Will the Haitian justice system be responsible to solve this problem?

He! He! Hey!

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The CEP made it official. Mirlande Manigat and Michel Martelly are officially. What made it even more insulting is that while the local press spent the night waiting for the official result, the news was released to the international news media.

In Haiti, we do things differently

Are we going to hear from Jude Celestin?

Does Michel Martelly now agree with the results?

"Ede'm Rele", Ede'm Crie"

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The two candidates who will be in the run-off Haiti election will be announced by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). We already know that Mirlande Manigat is a candidate. The real question now: Is it going to be Jude Celestin or Michel Martelly?

The choice has been made for us. We just need to be told at this point.

It seems to me that everyone is involved in making decisions for Haiti, except the Haitian population.

The OAS has recommended that Jude Celestin be replaced by Michel Martelly because of fraud in the November election. The US and United Nations seem to agree with the OAS recommendations.

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Haiti Electoral Council has scheduled Haiti election Runoff for March 20, 2011. The campaign for the 2nd tour will start officially on February 17 and will end March 20. Final results announcing the new president of Haiti will be done on March 31.

Who said The Haitian leaders could not work together and solve their own problems. Look at this:

- For the good of the country, Jude Celestin, in agreement with the decision of The Organization of American States, will not participate in the election. Remember that Jude Celestin came in second in the preliminary results.

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The "Haitian Joudalist" learned that Jude Celestin is playing either hard ball or hard to get with Rene Preval, his party Unity and the International community. Celestin just would not confirm that he is in fact withdrawing from the electoral race in Haiti.

Be reasonable man!

So far, everyone but Jude Celestin, has declared that he is out of the race.

More importantly, no one can find him to make a statement.

Is this the case in Haitian Creole "De pye Ti Rene pran nan youn grin soilier"

Will Jude Celestin eventually make it official and say the magic words:" I withdraw my candidacy for the Presidency of Haiti"

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The "Haitian Joudalist" just learned that Candidate Jude Celestin will withdraw from the Presidential race in Haiti this this Wednesday. Senator Jean-Charles reported that the official announcement of the withdraws will take place Wednesday, January 26, 2011.

The Haitian authority has been criticized for the way the 2010 election was handled. The United States is in support of the OAS recommendation, which is to drop Candidate Jude Celestin from the race in Favor of Michele Martelly to go to a runoff with Mirlande Manigat. The U.S. government recently revoked the Visas of some government officials. According to U.S. officials, they are in favor of
free and fair election in Haiti

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New development following the public protest of the election results. The Haitian Joudalist just learned that Haiti Electoral Council agreed to recount the preliminary election results that cause mass demonstration all over Haiti. The Electoral Council also stated the three leading candidates for president, namely Mirlande manigat, Jude Celestin and Michel Martelly as well as the international election observers are invited to re-examine the votes at the official Tabulation Center.

Protests of the election started on the day of the election as polling places were closing.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Mrs. Mirlande Manigat called for an independent evaluation of the votes. She stated that preliminary results allocated to her do not correspond to reality. Michel Martelly urged his supporters to protest the results of the election nonviolently. Martelly stated: "Demonstrating without violence is the right of the people. I will be with you until the bald-head victory"

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The results of the Haiti election 2010 put Mirlande Manigat and Jude Celestin in the lead to participate in the runoff election scheduled for January 16. However, supporters of candidates Michel Martelly, also known as Sweet Micky, did not accept the results quietly. It has been widely expected that the runoff election would be between Michel Martelly and Mirlande Manigat.

Supporters of the popular musician and presidential candidate Michel Martelly set up barricades and burned tires throughout the night and also on the day following the election results were publicized. Hundreds of protesters blocked streets, some buildings were set on fire. One protester said to the news media:" It is not power that should give power"

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Following the results of the Haiti election 2010 published by the Provisional Electoral Council on December 7, tires were shot flames in the streets of Haiti. Many people were demanding that the election were rigged by the current government with the support of the Provisional Electoral Council.

Hundreds of protesters massed in front of the offices of the Provisional Electoral Council in Port-au-prince throwing rocks and dragging enormous garbage containers into the streets.

They were later confronted by U.N. Peacekeepers who used tear gas and bullets to evacuate the crowd.

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