Haiti to hold presidential election in November after storm delay

Record ID: 82530

  • Title: Haiti to hold presidential election in November after storm delay
  • Date: 14th October 2016
  • Summary: PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (OCTOBER 14, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF HAITIAN ELECTORAL COUNCIL (CEP) BUILDING CEP PRESIDENT, LEOPOLD BERLANGER, DURING NEWS CONFERENCE ELECTORAL OFFICIALS DURING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (French) LEOPOLD BERLANGER, HAITI ELECTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SAYING: "The date of the first round of the
  • Embargoed: 29th October 2016 20:07
  • Keywords: presidential election Jocelerme Privert Hurricane Matthew
  • Location: PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
  • City: PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
  • Country: Haiti
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00153ZA5AF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Haiti will hold the first round of its delayed presidential election on November 20 to give time for people in areas of the country affected by Hurricane Matthew to recover enough to vote, the president of the electoral council Leopold Berlanger said on Friday (October 14).
    'The date of the first round of the election is set for November 20. The first round includes the president, one-third of the senate and the complementary legislative seats,' he said.
    He added that costs for the election will increase because of Hurricane Matthew, which battered the country last week, leaving 1,000 dead and 1.4 million people in need of aid.
    'There were problems that will generate additional costs,' he said.
    Berlanger added that it was important not to exclude large sections of the population affected by the storm to ensure the legitimacy of the candidates.
    He said a second round runoff will be held on January 29.
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