Haiti: Election or Selection?  · Global Voices
Janine Mendes-Franco

Repeating Islands reports that Haiti's Senate elections this past weekend were “marred today by sporadic violence, forcing authorities to cancel polling in parts of the country”. Pwoje Espwa notes: “Fanmi Lavalas (ex-President Jean Bertrand Aristide's political party) will not be in the race due to not being able to satisfy all eligibility requirements”, while Haitianalysis.com wonders if the whole exercise was “Election or Selection”.