Furious protests greet Haiti election results
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Furious supporters of eliminated candidates set fires and put up barricades in the streets of Haiti’s capital after officials announced that government protege Jude Celestin and former first lady Mirlande Manigat would advance to a second-round runoff in presidential elections. The results announced late Tuesday were immediately questioned at home and abroad, threatening more unrest for a country wracked by a cholera epidemic and still recovering from a devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. Popular carnival singer Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly trailed Celestin by about 6,800 votes – less than 1 percent, according to the results released by Haiti’s Provisional Electoral…
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