Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today called on Haiti to address the recommendations of the Organization of American States (OAS) and exclude the candidate oficialsta, Jude Celestin-in-law of current president, the second round of presidential elections to resolve the political crisis that plunged the country is poorest in the Americas since the first round held on 28 November.
The U.S. diplomat has arrived in Haiti to deal with President René Préval and the three leading candidates for the local Executive on the volatile situation prevailing in the nation after the election results, which are not official results, which is expected to be made known on Wednesday, and that led to the revolt of hundreds of Haitians.
Clinton, who has held a meeting with Celestin, with the winner of the first round, the former first lady Mirlande Manigat, also plans to meet with UN special representative and head of the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization Haiti (MINUSTAH), Edmond Mulet, and visit a hospital for those affected by cholera, an epidemic that has claimed more than 4,000 dead.
Clinton, in a statement provided by the State Department, expressed his desire to implement the suggestions of the expert commission of the OAS, which verified the results of the first round, contested by opposition candidates and by the international community . In a report, the OAS recommended the exclusion of Celestin in the second round, to enable the unstable country overcome the crisis created after the publication of election results.
This would leave the way for the former first lady Mirlande Manigat and singer Michel Martelly in the struggle for the presidency. "We would like to see those recommendations made," a senior official has stressed the U.S., and stressed that "this is an international message" to resolve the crisis in a country that continues to struggle to overcome the effects of earthquake which has already The first anniversary.
Clinton on the trip has also reaffirmed U.S. commitment to continue cooperating in the reconstruction. The provisional official results of the first round had given Manigat 31.37% of the vote to Celestin, 22.48%, and Martelly, the 21.84%. The subsequent report of the OAS, however, played down votes on three nominees to the irregularities and found that Manigat had obtained 31.6% of the vote, Martelly Celestin 22.2% and 21.9%.
Uncertainty Celestin Last Wednesday the ruling party Init announced the withdrawal of the candidacy of Celestin, although about this announcement is the unknown, because its protagonist has not yet ruled on this decision, which remains uncertain political landscape national. Following the announcement of the withdrawal of Celestin, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) of Haiti stepped out and reiterated on Friday that it has not been informed of the decision taken by Init Celestin withdraw the nomination, but stressed that Haitian law provides this option.
The second round of general elections in Haiti, initially scheduled for January 16 will be held on March 20, announced yesterday by the CEP, which scheduled for February 2 the publication of the final results of the first round of disputed elections. 
The U.S. diplomat has arrived in Haiti to deal with President René Préval and the three leading candidates for the local Executive on the volatile situation prevailing in the nation after the election results, which are not official results, which is expected to be made known on Wednesday, and that led to the revolt of hundreds of Haitians.
Clinton, who has held a meeting with Celestin, with the winner of the first round, the former first lady Mirlande Manigat, also plans to meet with UN special representative and head of the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization Haiti (MINUSTAH), Edmond Mulet, and visit a hospital for those affected by cholera, an epidemic that has claimed more than 4,000 dead.
Clinton, in a statement provided by the State Department, expressed his desire to implement the suggestions of the expert commission of the OAS, which verified the results of the first round, contested by opposition candidates and by the international community . In a report, the OAS recommended the exclusion of Celestin in the second round, to enable the unstable country overcome the crisis created after the publication of election results.
This would leave the way for the former first lady Mirlande Manigat and singer Michel Martelly in the struggle for the presidency. "We would like to see those recommendations made," a senior official has stressed the U.S., and stressed that "this is an international message" to resolve the crisis in a country that continues to struggle to overcome the effects of earthquake which has already The first anniversary.
Clinton on the trip has also reaffirmed U.S. commitment to continue cooperating in the reconstruction. The provisional official results of the first round had given Manigat 31.37% of the vote to Celestin, 22.48%, and Martelly, the 21.84%. The subsequent report of the OAS, however, played down votes on three nominees to the irregularities and found that Manigat had obtained 31.6% of the vote, Martelly Celestin 22.2% and 21.9%.
Uncertainty Celestin Last Wednesday the ruling party Init announced the withdrawal of the candidacy of Celestin, although about this announcement is the unknown, because its protagonist has not yet ruled on this decision, which remains uncertain political landscape national. Following the announcement of the withdrawal of Celestin, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) of Haiti stepped out and reiterated on Friday that it has not been informed of the decision taken by Init Celestin withdraw the nomination, but stressed that Haitian law provides this option.
The second round of general elections in Haiti, initially scheduled for January 16 will be held on March 20, announced yesterday by the CEP, which scheduled for February 2 the publication of the final results of the first round of disputed elections.
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