The Office of the National Electoral Litigation (BCEN) in Haiti on Monday ruled that while there had been irregularities in the tabulation of votes cast in the November 20 presidential elections last year, they did not “affect the electoral process”. One month after voters had cast ballots in the legislative and presidential elections, the BCEN had handed a lifeline to three political parties that had been challenging the victory of businessman Jovenelle Moise, when it ordered a review of the preliminary results.
Attorneys for the political parties — Famni Lavalas, Piti dessalin and LAPEH — had argued against the tally giving more than 55 per cent of the votes to Moise, who was chosen by former president Michel Martelly to represent his party, Tet Kale (PHTK).
The attorneys representing defeated candidates — Jude Celestin, Moise Jean-Charles and Maryse Narcisse — cited errors in the vote count and officials’ failure to comply with the requirement that voters sign their ballots or mark them with fingerprints at polling stations.
Full Article: Haiti court rules that electoral process unaffected by voting irregularities – News – JamaicaObserver.com.
