If it is materially and technically impossible, as is the case today, to hold these elections on January 8th, do you think we should go ahead and organize a farce? |
In some polling stations, blank ballots totaled a quarter of the votes, and in some others, one third of the votes. |
Mr Rene Garcia Preval is credited with 51.15 per cent of the votes based on 96 per cent of voting stations counted, and is declared the winner. |
Now that the president has been elected, the political interests at stake during the legislative vote are huge. |
Rene Preval has been declared the winner with 51 percent. |
The April 23 date has been communicated to the government but it will be official only after publication by the executive branch. |
This week will be decisive. |
Voting operations (in the countryside) are normal, with some exceptions. |
We finally decided to organize the second round on April 21, which is a Friday, for practical reasons. |
We have reached a solution to the problem. We feel a huge satisfaction at having liberated the country from a truly difficult situation. |
We have to face the hard reality that the elections cannot be held on January 8th and that the necessary corrections should be made to ensure the holding of a credible vote. |
We need a high level of participation so this election will be considered legitimate. |
We will continue to assume our responsibilities and find a way to continue the electoral operations in his absence. |
We won't be able to fix all the problems in time for February 7. It would take us four or six months to correct them. |