Haitians votes delayed presidential election

Haiti’s repeatedly derailed presidential election finally took place yesterday more than a year after an initial annulled vote as the nation tried to get its shaky democracy on a sturdier track. Clutching their national identification cards, citizens patiently waited as numerous voting centres opened well after the 6 a.m. scheduled start. Voting routinely starts late […]

Haiti’s repeatedly derailed presidential election finally took place yesterday more than a year after an initial annulled vote as the nation tried to get its shaky democracy on a sturdier track.
Clutching their national identification cards, citizens patiently waited as numerous voting centres opened well after the 6 a.m. scheduled start. Voting routinely starts late in Haitian elections.
“I will wait as long as I need to,’’ said Alain Joseph, a motorcycle taxi driver and father of four who wore a bright pink sweatshirt to show his loyalty to the Tet Kale party of ex-President Michel Martelly. Pink is the faction’s color.
The Caribbean nation’s roughly 6 million registered voters don’t lack for choice: 27 presidential candidates are on the ballot.