David Wimhurst
David Wimhurst
far took
It took far too long in some cases.
assure fired injure shots wounded
They did not injure anybody. Later, shots were fired by unidentified individuals in the same area. I can assure you no individuals were wounded by U.N. peacekeepers.
fired injure shots warning
We fired two warning shots into the air, and we didn't injure anyone.
candidate certain elections fact february happy population relief round
First there is the fact that the first round of elections (on February 7) is finished, and with the election of Mr. Rene Preval I think there is a certain relief in the population happy to see its candidate chosen.
area continue cover soldiers
We have (enough) soldiers so we can continue to cover the area they were patrolling.
anger ben cases hours people several voting waiting
There's some frustration and anger on the voting lines. People have ben waiting several hours now and in some cases they haven't even got inside.
anger voting
There's some frustration and anger on the voting lines.
looks mess quite
This is really quite disturbing, and it looks like it's going to mess up things quite a bit.
grab people polling quick training workers
Some polling workers didn't show up for work, so we're going to grab people from the crowd, give them some quick training and get them in there.
elections expected higher nobody
Nobody expected (voter turnout) to be higher than the first round, and historically there's not a lot of turnout for legislative elections in Haiti.
answer quick
But this is a long-term thing. There isn't going to be any short, quick answer to this one.
election people police soldiers sure
People will see a lot of soldiers and a lot of police around to make sure people know the election is going to go smoothly.
agreement completing date evidence hope intend peace protocol
Obviously, we always hope that they will see their way to completing the Lusaka protocol and peace agreement, but all evidence to date suggests that this is not what they intend to do.
expect later people pick slow vote waiting
It's a slow start. We think some people are waiting to see if they can vote later in the day. We expect it to pick up.