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Haiti's April 24 legislative runoff elections went off without major problems, and the results spelt moderately good news for President-elect Rene Preval. With 98% of the votes counted, Preval's Lespwa party had won at least 11 of 30 seats in the Senate and about 20 in the lower house, easily beating the opposition parties. Without a majority, however, Preval still needs to form a coalition government because no party had enough candidates to win a majority in either house of parliament.
Turnout was sparse, but not as bad as first reported. Early estimates were that only 15% of voters showed up to cast ballots, but later tabulations put the number closer to 30%.
Some smaller-party leaders have indicated support for Preval in the legislature, another good sign. Evans Paul, whose Parti Alliance Democratique won a Senate seat and 11 deputy positions, said, "We cannot demand that he share his victory with us; it is he who won." Micha Gaillard of the Fusion des Socaiux-Democrates Haitienne, with three Senate and...
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