Haiti election 2015

Here is an example of problem in taking Polls in the Presidential Election in Haiti.

As lots of people are lining up to succeed the outgoing President Martelly, everybody is anxiously waiting to see the final winner. Two poll surveys conducted indicate same five front runners in the presidential race, but with different lead positions. The leading candidates in the race are: Jude Célestin, Jovenel Moïse, Moïse Jean-Charles, Maryse Narcisse, and Jean-Henry Céant. Integrated Communications and Research (ICR) conducted a cell phone based poll. It shows Jovenel Moïse would get a 7.7% lead over his next rival Jude Célestin. As per ICR poll 5 top candidates would get the following percentage of votes: Jovenel Moïse (Tet Kale Party) 20.5%, Jude Célestin (LAPEH Party) 12.8%, Moïse Jean-Charles (Platfom Pitit Desalin) 8.7%, Jean-Henry Céant (Renmen Ayiti) 2.5%, Maryse Narcisse (Fanmi Lavalas) 2.1%, Other candidates 19%, percentage not responded/ undecided 34.4%. Meanwhile, an in-person poll conducted by the Research Office in Computer Science and Economic and Social Development (BRIDES) shows the following status: Jude Célestin 31.3%, Jovenel Moïse 12.9%, Moïse Jean-Charles 10.7%, Maryse Narcisse 6.3%, Jean-Henry Céant 6%, other candidates 19.3% and, percentage not responded/ undecided 13.5%.

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Here is candidate Jude Celestin on his last day of Campaign.

Out of the 54 candidates running to succeed President Martelly in February, as per experts' opinion, the most likely winner will emerge from the following three front runners: Jude Celestin (born 1962), Jovenel Mose (born 1968) and Moise Jean-Charles (born 1967). Jude Celestin is a Swiss educated Mechanical Engineer, executive director of the government's construction ministry. He is representing his LAPEH Party; Jovenel Mose is a disciplined, responsible person and shrewd entrepreneur, the main promoter of the Agritrans banana export project in Haiti, running under the banner of President Martelly's Tet Kale Party; and Moise Jean Charles, a former Senator representing the banner of Platform Pitit Desalin who has appointed Daly Valet, the star reporter of Radio Vision 2000 as Campaign Manager. He is an outspoken critic of the outgoing President Martelly.

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Here is candidate Eric Jean-Baptiste voting on October 25.

In a carnival like atmosphere, second round of election has been concluded on October 25, 2015, with a higher turnout without any major incidence. The final result of the Sunday election is expected to be published by the end of November. According to the election observers, the voting process was more all less peaceful except few small incidences. Prime Minister Evans Paul has said, with this transparent election, we have improved the image of our country; we have shown that we are capable to elect our representatives democratically. So far, two contenders have come out as the front runners in the race of 54 candidates: Jude Célestin, a Mechanical Engineer from Switzerland running under LAPEH banner against whom the PHTK party, of which President Martelly is the President, had applied number of unfair means to defeat, and Dr.

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Here is Michel Martelly Voting on October 25, 2015.

The voting rooms were like hospitals in Haiti, where sick people have no privacy as too many people enter the room without any restriction. As per Miami Herald reports, there were 125 observers from OAS to watch this election. The casting of votes was delayed in some of the voting centers, although in most of the centers, people formed a queue long before the scheduled starting time of 6 a.m. As per Franz Lerebours of National Police, by the midday, police had made 73 arrests throughout the country. Over 15,000 security personnel were deployed in Sunday's election: 10,000 from PNH and 5,000 from the UN peacekeeping force MINUSTAH.

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Here is a picture of candidate Jovenel Moise and wife voting.

(Mrs.) Maryse Narcisse, a physician, former Minister of Public Health and an ex-employee of USAID with backings of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Celestin was eliminated in the second round of 2010 election following a recount by the OAS observers.

On Sunday, President Martelly and presidential candidate Jude Celestin were seen to cast their votes at a voting center in Lycée Petion-ville within a gap of ten minutes. Another presidential candidate, Eric Jean Baptiste under the banner of the Mouvement Action Socialiste and owner of Père Eternel Loto, who shot himself once while cleaning his gun at home in last March, was seen to cast his vote at the voting center under cover of own armed guards.

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Here is Jean Bertrand Aristide and Maryse Narcisse on the last day of campaigning.

Dr. Narcisse is a former Minister of Public Health and a former employee of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Earlier, to this on September 30, 2015, the former President Aristide spoke before an audience of 2,000 supporters who gathered outside his house. He urged them to support his candidate Dr. Maryse Narcisse. That was the first occasion for him to speak in public since his return from exile in 2011.

October 25 is a day for the first round of presidential elections and it is also the day for the second round of its legislative and municipal elections. The Interim Electoral Council (CEP i.e., Conseil Electoral Provisoire) responsible for holding Haiti election, financed by the international community via the United Nations, has billed more than $50 million for holding the election, but most Haitians consider it as a corrupt institution.

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Jean Bertrand Aristide and Maryse Narcisse - last day of campaigning.

October 23, 2015, was the last day of campaigning for the first round of the presidential election. The former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who is still a popular and decisive figure to many, came out of his home and drove along the streets of the capital city standing alongside Dr. (Mrs.) Maryse Narcisse, the leader of the Fanmi Lavalas faction and a candidate for the Presidential election from the party 'Fanmi Lavalas' that Aristide founded decades ago in 1996. The former President and the presidential candidate Narcisse waved to thousands through the sunroof of the car till it reached a huge seaside slum, Cite Soleil, once a stronghold of Aristide.

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Here is a picture of one of the most successful Haitian-American, Dumarsais Simeus as he supports Moise Jean Charles for President.

Jean Charles Moïse is a former Senator who sees himself as the next Haitian President. He is confident of his victory in the upcoming presidential election from the Platform of the radical opposition "Petit Dessalin" and considers the election as a simple matter of formality. He has appointed Daly Valet, the star reporter of Radio Vision 2000 as his campaign manager. They two will make plans and take strategic decisions, jointly within the framework of the campaign. Moise is not alone; there are many experienced veteran observers of Haitian politics like Dumarsais Simeus who also believes him to be a winner in the presidential race. Dumarsais is one of the most successful and learned black businessmen in the U.S who once unsuccessfully enrolled himself in the presidential election in 2005. He believes Moise as the most potential candidate who has the ability to outrun other candidates in the race and lead the country for a better tomorrow.

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Here is the Human Rights Activist and Lead Singer of the Haitian group Phantoms, King Kino as he supports Steeve Khawly of BOUCLIER for President

Lord Kinomorsa Divers (King Kino) is an exiled humanitarian and civil rights activist and a well known star musician, singer, songwriter. He was born to be a leader. His bright career graph started at a very early age with the singing of Gospel Music in church. He is a disciplined man, never forgot the teachings and disciplines he received in the church. In September 2012, he was an invited guest of the U.S President Obama for a special meeting. Recently, as per news dated October 9th, 2015, King Kino has announced his choice for the new Haitian President; it is Steeve Khawly from the BOUCLIER party. Khawly is a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from the University of Miami. Ignoring many opportunities abroad knowing life could be easier elsewhere, he has decided to work in his father's trucking company in Haiti because, he says he loves his country and wants to make it better from within.

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Here are the final results of the first round of election in Haiti on August 9, 2015

As per news report dated September 28, 2015, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), in accordance with the Article 188 of the Electoral Decree dated March 2, 2015, has released the result of the first round election for 2/3 of Senate and 118 Deputies (Chambre de Députés). As per the published result, so far only 2 senators and 8 deputies have been selected. Out of the two senators, one is from the AAA or Ayiti an Aksyon banner and the other one is from Western Department of Dessalinienne League (LIDE). Out of the eight Deputies, four were elected from PHTK platform, two from AAA party, one from VERTIE and one from INITE PATRIYOTIK.

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