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The 12 senators accused the CEP and UNITE party of systematically violating Haiti electoral law.

According to the senators, president Rene Preval is trying to keep control by returning all the parliaments who supported him, and in the process is destroying the fragile democratic process in Haiti.

I smell a Dead Mouse. Don't you?

The twelve senators include Maxime Roumer of Grand'Anse, Edmonde Beauzile, Centre, Nenel Cassy, Nippes, Jean Willy Jean Baptiste, Artibonite, Youri Latortue, Artibonite, Andris Riche, Grand'Anse, Jean William Jeanty, Nippes, Steeven Benoit, Ouest, Melius Hyppolite, Nord-Ouest, Anick Francois Joseph, Artibonite, Polycarpe Wesner, Nord and Evalliere Beauplan, Nord-Ouest.

Anmwey..... Bare Volè.......

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The Haiti Election results that put Mirlande Manigat and Jude Celestin in the lead to participate in the runoff election set protestation incidents all over Haiti. In Port-au-Prince, protesters set fire to the headquarter or the UNITE party, the political party of President Rene Preval and under which Jude Celestin is currently candidate.

It was reported that thousands of protesters rampaged divers neighborhoods in the capital. They set fire to the headquarter of the Unite party. We were able to see flames and smokes coming out of the facility before fire trucks arrived at the location and control the fire.

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The election result announced late on December 7 showed former first lady Mirlande Manigat and Rene Preval's hand picked man Jude Celestin as the two candidates that will be participating in the runoff election.

Here is another video where Rene Preval National Address The Nation Following The Result Of Haiti Election 2010:
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Michel Martelly has 21.84 percent and Jude Celestin, 22.48 percent, a difference of less than one percent. Supporters of Michel Martelly, wrecking properties, setting barricades with stones, burning tires, or using any means available to disrupt activities. In Les Cayes, It was reported that several government buildings were burned down.

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This is it folks. The two candidates qualified for the runoff election in Haiti are Jude Celestin and Mirlande Manigat. The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) just releases this information today.

No more rumors, no more speculations, no more guessing. Jude Celestin will confront Mirlande Manigat in the run-off election which is scheduled to take place on January 16, 2011. We know now for the next five years, Haiti will be governed by either Madame Manigat or Mr. Celestin.

Mirlande Manigat, the presidential candidate for the Rally of Progressive National Democrats (RDNP), was one of the 12 candidates who declared that the 2010 Haiti election should be cancelled because of fraud. However, when she realized that she would likely be among the front runners and would be qualified to participate in the runoff election, she changed her mind.

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