Haiti’s provisional electoral council (CEP) last week released final results from the 20 November 2016 presidential election. These confirm Jovenel Moïse, the candidate of the Parti Haïtien Tèt Kale (PHTK) party of former president Michel Martelly (2011-2016), as the outright winner with 55.60% of the vote – averting the need for a run-off [
WR-16-47]. With Moïse’s closest rivals not contesting the result, the 3 January announcement would suggest that the country can finally turn the page, ending a process which began in October 2015.
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