Haiti vote results questioned

IRAN: The United States embassy in Haiti has called into question the final results of the elections after a number of candidates trailing behind won seats.

“After reviewing the results...we have found no explanation for the reversals of 18 legislative races in the final results, which in all except two cases benefited the incumbent [Unity] party,” a statement published by the embassy read.

The final results of the March 20 run-off elections were announced by the Electoral Council on Wednesday. The US embassy and the Organization of American States have called for an investigation into fraud allegations.

The results gave the ruling Unity party 46 of the 99 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 17 out of 30 seats in the Senate.

The new president-elect Michel Martelly, a kompa singer and long-time proponent of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, has also reportedly called for an investigation into the results, urging outgoing President Rene Preval not to ratify them.

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