David Wimhurst
David Wimhurst
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I don't think it's as bad as it sounds. The election of Mr. Preval has been universally welcomed except for one or two quarters. It's a result that has generally been accepted by the entire international community.
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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.
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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.
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There's some frustration and anger on the voting lines.
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We have (enough) soldiers so we can continue to cover the area they were patrolling.
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We've mobilized our fleet of donkeys and mules and they'll trot off and carry the election materials up the mountain.
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You'll see more patrols, more soldiers out than usual from now and until elections. All the last minute arrangements are in place. We expect a large turnout.
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We have all our security people out there to maintain order. When you get thousands of people on the streets, things can get unpredictable.
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We have tens of thousands of people outside some polling stations, huge numbers. Sometimes they get unruly, but most are waiting patiently.
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Troop contributors do provide soldiers on a voluntary basis and they can withdraw them when they feel it's appropriate.
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From that we may be able to start to get a picture of who was involved.
answer quick
But this is a long-term thing. There isn't going to be any short, quick answer to this one.
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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.
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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.