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• NEWS_POSTED_BY: Haiti Place
• NEWS_POSTED_ON: Jan 21, 2016
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• Category : Haiti News
• Description : Reuters By Joseph Guyler Delva
  January 21, 2016 2:59 AM
• Location : Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti
• Website : http://news.yahoo.com/haiti-talks-delay-sunday-presidential-runoff-protests-075913384.html

Overview

• PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti could postpone a presidential runoff election if the opposition commits to taking part at a later date, Prime Minister Evans Paul said on Wednesday, adding the Jan. 24 vote will go ahead if there is no deal to end a political stalemate.
  
  Protesters burned vehicles and barricaded roads this week after opposition candidate Jude Celestin vowed to boycott the vote over alleged fraud in the first round.
  
  The runoff has already been postponed twice during an inquiry into the allegations.
  
  "We are in the middle of a series of negotiations," Paul told Reuters. "President (Michel) Martelly and I have been talking about the possibility of considering a postponement of Sunday's election."
  
  The supporters of Swiss-trained engineer Celestin are demanding that the government first suspend Sunday's vote to cool tempers, before discussing a new date for the contest with ruling party candidate Jovenel Moise, a banana exporter.
  
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