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         Haiti President Says Postponed Runoff Vote Slated for Jan. 17

   by Associated Press

   Haitian President Michel Martelly has announced that a postponed
   presidential runoff vote will be held on January 17.

   Martelly says he received two letters from Haiti's Provisional
   Electoral Council warning that to fulfill the constitutional mandate of
   inaugurating a new president on February 7, the runoff should be held
   by January 17 at the latest.

   On Friday, Martelly called on Haitians "to vote en masse, like they
   should, for the person who best represents them.''

   The council earlier postponed the December 27 presidential runoff to
   allow a five-member commission to address allegations of multiple
   voting and ballot tampering.

   The opposition is demanding an independent review of the late October
   first round of voting, which it insists was rigged in favor of
   government-backed candidate Jovenel Moise. Jude Celestin came in
   second.
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