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Haiti postpones presidential election

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Haiti's provisional President, Jocelerme Privert
Published By: PM NEWS Live

5th October, 2016

FILE PHOTO: Wind blows coconut trees during the passage of Hurricane Matthew in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. Hurricane Matthew roared into the southwestern coast of Haiti on Tuesday, threatening a largely rural corner of the impoverished country with devastating storm conditions as it headed north toward Cuba and the eastern coast of Florida. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Haiti has postponed presidential election planned for Sunday in the wake of a devastating strike by Hurricane Matthew, election authorities said.

A new date will be announced in the coming days. The results of the last election were annulled amid allegations of vote manipulation.

The previous president, Michel Martelly left office in February without a successor.

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Since then, Jocelerme Privert has served as interim president.

Matthew strengthened into a hurricane last week and then briefly intensified into a category five storm at the weekend, becoming the strongest in the Atlantic since 2007.
Tags:   Haiti   Hurricane Matthew   Jocelerme Privert   presidential election
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