Thứ Ba, 4 tháng 10, 2016

Crucial Haiti election still on despite Hurricane Matthew

Skip Ad
Ad Loading...
x

Embed

x

Share

Hurricane Matthew is expected to carry winds of more than 145 mph across the Caribbean before heading toward Florida and up the East Coast. USA TODAY NETWORK

A man rides a motorcycle in front of a wall covered with political posters one week before the presidential election in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Oct. 2, 2016. (Photo: Bahare Khodabande, EPA)

Crucial, controversial and long-delayed elections in Haiti are scheduled to take place Sunday despite the devastating storm now smashing through the tiny Caribbean nation.

However, Léopold Berlanger, president of Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council, told electoral advisers deployed across the fledgling democracy to "suspend temporarily" election activities and concentrate on protecting themselves and Haiti's assets. He said the council will inform the public "in a timely manner of the evolution of the situation."

The office of Interim President Jocelerme Privert also said no change in the election date had been made, Reuters reported.

The presidential election is actually a redo after last year's vote prompted rioting across the nation of 10 million people, even though international observers determined the election was relatively fair. "They tossed out the results from a perfectly good election," said Jim Morrell, head of the Haiti Democracy Project in Washington D.C.

USA TODAY

Hurricane Matthew makes landfall on impoverished Haiti

Privet, however, created a verification commission in May 2016 to review the results that found "significant fraud" and recommended new elections.

Favorites include Jude Celestin, Jovenel Mois, Maryse Narcisse and Jean Charles Moise — the same group that topped balloting a year ago. If a candidate doesn't get the required votes to win, a runoff would take place in January.

One-third of the Haitian Senate seats also are on the ballot.

Mari Carmen Aponte, acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, said the U.S. is "encouraged" by Haiti's efforts to conduct fair elections.

"The United States continues to support these elections as the only way in which Haiti can return to constitutional rule and address the serious challenges it is facing," she said in an op-ed piece for the Miami Herald.

USA TODAY

Hurricane Matthew forecast shifts closer to Florida

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn
Hurricane Matthew lashes Caribbean
 Fullscreen
Post to Facebook

Posted!

A link has been posted to your Facebook feed.

A woman protects herself from the rain after hurricane
A woman protects herself from the rain after hurricane Matthew, in Port-au-Prince Jamaica Oct. 4, 2016.  Hector Retamal, AFP/Getty Images
Fullscreen
A woman sweeps the garbage on a street left by the
A woman sweeps the garbage on a street left by the rain after hurricane Matthew, in Port-au-Prince Jamaica Oct. 4, 2016.   Hector Retamal, AFP/Getty Images
Fullscreen
Hurricane Matthew (eye at top center) was photographed
Hurricane Matthew (eye at top center) was photographed from the International space station on the afternoon of Oct. 3, 2016.   @Space_Station, NASA
Fullscreen
A man from civil protection asks residents to evacuate
A man from civil protection asks residents to evacuate their homes located near the Grise river, in Tabarre, Haiti, Monday Oct. 3, 2016. The center of Hurricane Matthew is expected to pass near or over southwestern Haiti on Tuesday.  Dieu Nalio Chery, AP
Fullscreen
A woman holds her son as she looks at the , at
A woman holds her son as she looks at the __news at a shelter ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Guantanamo, Cuba, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016.   Ramon Espinosa, AP
Fullscreen
A girl watches as the authorities arrive to evacuate
A girl watches as the authorities arrive to evacuate people from her house in Tabarre, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016.   Dieu Nalio Chery, AP
Fullscreen
Women protect themselves from the rain with plastic
Women protect themselves from the rain with plastic in the Haitian Capital of Port-au-Prince, on Oct. 3, 2016.  Hector Retamal, AFP/Getty Images
Fullscreen
A girl tries to repair her umbrella that was broken
A girl tries to repair her umbrella that was broken by the wind in the commune of Cite Soleil, in the Haitian Capital Port-au-Prince, on Oct. 3, 2016.  Hector Retamal, AFP/Getty Images
Fullscreen
Clouds cover the mountains of Petion Ville as rain
Clouds cover the mountains of Petion Ville as rain falls in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, on Oct. 3, 2016.  Hector Retamal, AFP/Getty Images
Fullscreen
A man sleeps on a cot inside the National Arena, the
A man sleeps on a cot inside the National Arena, the main disaster shelter in Kingston, Jamaica, before the passage of Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 3, 2016.  Ricardo Makyn, AFP/Getty Images
Fullscreen
Residents of Granma Island are evacuated due to the
Residents of Granma Island are evacuated due to the proximity of Hurricane Matthew in Santiago de Cuba on Oct. 2, 2016.  Yamil Lage, AFP/Getty Images
Fullscreen
Cars drive along a street under heavy rain in downtown
Cars drive along a street under heavy rain in downtown Kingston, Jamaica, on Oct. 2 , 2016.  Collin Reid, AP
Fullscreen
A dog crosses a street under heavy rain in Kingston,
A dog crosses a street under heavy rain in Kingston, Jamaica, on Oct. 2 , 2016.  Collin Reid, AP
Fullscreen
A worker dismantles a traffic light before the arrival
A worker dismantles a traffic light before the arrival of Hurricane Matthew in Santiago, Cuba, on Oct. 2, 2016.  Ramon Espinosa, AP
Fullscreen
Residents buy groceries ahead of the arrival of Hurricane
Residents buy groceries ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew in Holguin province, Cuba, on Oct. 2, 2016.  AFP/Getty Images
Fullscreen
A boy helps clean a street ahead of the arrival of
A boy helps clean a street ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew in Holguin province, Cuba, on Oct. 2, 2016.  AFP/Getty Images
Fullscreen

Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:

    Replay
    • A woman protects herself from the rain after hurricane 1 of 16
    • A woman sweeps the garbage on a street left by the 2 of 16
    • Hurricane Matthew (eye at top center) was photographed 3 of 16
    • A man from civil protection asks residents to evacuate 4 of 16
    • A woman holds her son as she looks at the , at 5 of 16
    • A girl watches as the authorities arrive to evacuate 6 of 16
    • Women protect themselves from the rain with plastic 7 of 16
    • A girl tries to repair her umbrella that was broken 8 of 16
    • Clouds cover the mountains of Petion Ville as rain 9 of 16
    • A man sleeps on a cot inside the National Arena, the 10 of 16
    • Residents of Granma Island are evacuated due to the 11 of 16
    • Cars drive along a street under heavy rain in downtown 12 of 16
    • A dog crosses a street under heavy rain in Kingston, 13 of 16
    • A worker dismantles a traffic light before the arrival 14 of 16
    • Residents buy groceries ahead of the arrival of Hurricane 15 of 16
    • A boy helps clean a street ahead of the arrival of 16 of 16
    Autoplay
    Show Thumbnails
    Show Captions
    Last Slide Next Slide
    CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE
    Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/2dFIn3C
    Người đăng: vào lúc

    Không có nhận xét nào:

    Đăng nhận xét

    Đăng ký: Đăng Nhận xét (Atom)