27 contenders compete in Haiti’s presidential vote
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s repeatedly derailed presidential election finally got under way on Sunday as the nation tries to get its shaky democracy on a sturdier track after an initial vote held last year was annulled.
Clutching their national identification cards, citizens patiently waited as numerous voting centers opened well after the 6 a.m. scheduled start.
“I will wait as long as I need to,” said Alain Joseph, a motorcycle taxi driver and father of four who wore a bright pink sweatshirt to show his loyalty to the Tet Kale party of ex-President Michel Martelly.
The Caribbean nation’s roughly 6 million registered voters don’t lack for choice: 27 presidential candidates are on the ballot.