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Haiti Presidential Election Rescheduled For November

A man carries a presidential election poster past a destroyed kindergarten in Les Anglais, Haiti, on Monday. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption

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Haiti Presidential Election Rescheduled For November

October 14, 2016 • The long-postponed vote, which was most recently canceled because of Hurricane Matthew, will be held November 20. Haiti's interim president has already outstayed his mandate to be in office.

Voters Go To Polls In Haiti — To Pick From 54 Presidential Candidates

Haiti's President Michel Martelly casts his ballot during elections in the Petion-Ville suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday. The country is holding the first-round presidential vote Sunday along with balloting for numerous legislative races and local offices. Ricardo Arduengo/AP hide caption

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Voters Go To Polls In Haiti — To Pick From 54 Presidential Candidates

October 25, 2015 • Haiti boasts of having 5.8 million registered voters. Many poll watchers expect a December runoff will be necessary because there are a whopping 54 candidates vying to become the next president.

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Other Headlines: Obama In South America, Haitian Presidential Vote

March 21, 2011 • Obama in Brazil; Haiti election; Wikileaks in Mexico; storm in Los Angeles; sick marathoners