The French government is considering a second round of presidential elections with three candidates. The proposal was made by the said French Foreign Minister, Michele Alliot-Marie, during a meeting with members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly. "It seems that legally it would be possible to have an expanded number of candidates, "she argued.
Ms Alliot-Marie rejected the proposal of Michel Martelly, came third in the disputed election of 28 November to hold a second special round with all candidates. "Reopening the second round at all, it seems rather difficult to organize (and) we might be in the same mess in the first round, " said Michele Alliot-Marie. "It is essential that we manage to hold the election on January 16 under conditions indisputable. "
Referring to the chaos that characterized the elections of 28 November, Minister of Foreign Affairs provides further clarification on the position of the French government. The ambassadors of France and several other countries had urged the candidates to resort to legal channels to challenge the election results.
Spokesman for the Foreign Minister, Bernard Valero, said yesterday that "the current priorities were checking records election, and candidates for the use of their right to appeal to the office of the Conseil Provisional election, according to the Haitian Constitution. "
Source : LLM / Radio Metropole Haiti
Translated from French - English via google translator
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