Haiti - Elections : Maxine Waters doubts the credibility of the results

Following the publication of the final results of the first round of the elections of November 28, 2010, giving winner Michel Martelly and Mirlande Manigat for the second round of the presidential elections, a result in accordance with the recommendations contained in the report of the Organization of the Organization of American States (OAS); the congresswoman Maxine Watersraises has doubts about credibility of the results and questions about way forward.

"Many Haitians and international observers have never felt the CEP to be legitimately organized under the Prevál government, and I remain convinced that the presidential election held on November 28th was deeply flawed and that the results should have been thrown out because of reports of ballot-stuffing; missing or excluded tally sheets at many polling locations; the exclusion of Lavalas, the country’s largest political party; and the thousands of displaced persons who were disenfranchised either because they were unable to obtain new voter cards or because there were no accessible polling places at the tent camps where they now live.
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