Denial of USA

"The United States do not support any candidate, but my country is ready to work with the person who wins the presidential election, as well as with all other elected officials who come out of these elections," declared Kenneth H. Merten, special Coordinator of the US State Department for Haiti, on the waves of the voice of America Wednesday to answer some rumors circulating in Haiti suggesting the opposite...

Fraud, Opont gives his word...

"Voting several times constitutes an electoral crime," recalled Pierre-Louis Opont, indicating he believes the CEP has all the resources to identify all the fraud committed during the day. However, he did not rule out the idea that people who have voted repeatedly have for accomplices members of the polling station to which they had access. "The CEP has the obligation to guarantee the fairness of the vote, I give you my word that the Council will identify all frauds recorded October 25."

Himmler Rébus apprehends the situation...

The former Colonel Himmler Rébus says apprehending the situation that will prevail until the official publication of results. Also he firmly disapproves the behavior of candidates who already proclaimed their victory.

90% of the minutes received at CTV

Five days after the elections, according Widmack Matador, the Director of Votes Tabulation Center (CTV), 90% of the minutes arrived at the Centre. He believes that if the present rate continues, the results should be made public on 3 November. Moreover, he wanted to reassure by saying that there will be no fraud at the tabulation process, the process is monitored by observers...

Turnout not at all satisfactory

">When we have 30% of the population who participate in presidential, legislative, municipal elections, this is not at all satisfactory," said Jocelyne Colas Noel of the Episcopal National Commission for Justice and Peace (JILAP).

The OCAPH saddened

The Citizen Observatory of Action by Public Authorities (OCAPH) in its electoral observation work of October 25, said he was particularly saddened by the low participation of youth and women.

HL/ HaitiLibre