HTH -- Haiti Earthquake

December 13, 2010. Electoral council extends period for election appeals in Haiti

SOURCE: Altegrity Risk International

Haiti's electoral council invited feuding candidates to appeal the results of the disputed presidential election, reopening a hearing process in hopes of calming unrest, according to international ambassadors on December 12th. The new three-day appeals process will end on December 15th and all candidates can submit appeals ahead of the council's final count. Protests over the apparent elimination of third-place candidate Michel Martelly shut down Port-au-Prince and several other cities during the initial appeals period last week.