The parliamentary election

by mag

Thu, Feb 16, 2006 5:20AM

This morning we are wakening up to the news that Preval has won the presidency. However, 129 seats in parliament are also up for grab and it is those who control legislature that will approve Haiti's prime minister. So far the media have neglected to inform the public on the outcome of the parliamentary election. At this juncture, it is fair to conclude the parliamentary election is also fraudulent.

In this Zmag article, Left, Right, Left, Right: Running off With Haiti's Democracy, Independent journalist Anthony Fenton help us look at Haiti beyond the Presidential election.

In addition according to an article in the New York times the Lespwa party only had 78 canditates running for parliament when it needed 110.

The forecast for Haiti is expect additional storms

For more information: http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cf...

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