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Haitians go to the polls in long-awaited election
http://www.dw.com/en/haitians-go-to-the-polls-in-long-awaited-election/a-18636940Haitians are voting in legislative elections for the first time since President Michel Martelly came to power in 2011. The abundance of seats up for grabs has generated a crowded field.
Haitians go to the polls in long-awaited election
09.08.2015
After four years of wrangling, Haiti's long-delayed legislative elections have begun. The polls mark the first election since President Michel Martelly came to power in 2011.
Postponed by a string of political crises in a country still recovering from a devastating 2010 earthquake, Sunday's election will determine all members of the Chamber of Deputies and two-thirds of the Senate in the poorest nation in the Americas.
More than 1,800 candidates from dozens of parties are running, and preliminary results are expected in six to 10 days.
Prime Minister Evans Paul has candidates running from his KID party, Martelly's PHTK has dozens running throughout the country, and former President Rene Preval's Verite party has plastered signs throughout the West Department province.
