Haiti election valid despite "irregularities", says OAS
Baku, November 30 (AZERTAC). Haiti`s general election on Sunday was valid despite "serious irregularities", international observers have said.
The joint mission from the Organisation of American States and the Caribbean regional grouping, Caricom, said delays at some polling stations were not reason enough to cancel the election.
Most opposition presidential candidates had called for the vote to be annulled because of alleged vote-rigging.
But two of the leading candidates later withdrew their objections.
The election is seen as crucial to the future of Haiti, which is battling a cholera epidemic and trying to rebuild after January`s devastating earthquake.
Polling day on Sunday was marred by disorganisation and some violence, as well as allegations of fraud in favour of the governing party candidate, Jude Celestin.
But the OAS and Caricom election monitors said there was not enough reason to call it off.
"The joint mission does not believe that these irregularities, serious though they are, should invalidate the elections," said the head of the observers, Colin Granderson.
The joint mission does not believe that these irregularities, serious though they are, should invalidate the elections”
End Quote Colin Granderson Head of the joint OAS/Caricom observer mission.
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