KEVIN PINA: Haiti's Voters Support Lavalas, Boycott Election

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Haiti's voters support Lavalas, boycott election

A near empty ballot box sits in a polling station in Haiti, confirming the success of the Lavalas boycott in this precinct. – Photo: ©2009 Ronald Fareau, HIP

Haiti's voters support Lavalas, boycott election

by Kevin Pina

Haiti's largest political movement and party, Fanmi Lavalas, organized a second successful boycott of Senate elections yesterday, posing a serious challenge to their credibility. President Rene Preval's handpicked Conseil Electoral Provisoire (CEP) excluded the Fanmi Lavalas party from participation in the elections on a technicality.

Yesterday's boycott was called "Operation Closed Door 2″ and urged voters to stay away from the polls. Rene Civil, one of the leaders of the successful boycott campaign, stated: "They have to hold the elections again and allow Fanmi Lavalas to participate or face having a parliament that is not recognized as legitimate by the Haitian people. They will swear them into office but no one is going to take them seriously."

FOR COMPLETE ARTICLE w/photos:

http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/haiti%E2%80%99s-voters-support-lavalas-boycott-election/



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[Judi Lynn]

1. Thanks for the Kevin Pina article. n/t