David Wimhurst
David Wimhurst
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.
home security stay
There's a lot of security alerts all over town. Our staffers are being told to stay home because they can't get to work.
looks mess quite
This is really quite disturbing, and it looks like it's going to mess up things quite a bit.
far took
It took far too long in some cases.
actual violence
It's been a very agitated day, but there has been little actual violence.
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.
accepted bad election entire except generally result welcomed
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.
believes request
If he believes there have been irregularities, he has the right to request an investigation.
aware country left rumor
I'm aware there's a rumor that he left the country but I can't confirm.
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.
few gone incidents
There have been a few incidents which were unpleasant. But for the most part, things have gone pretty well.
elections expect large last minute soldiers until usual
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.
carry donkeys election fleet materials mules
We've mobilized our fleet of donkeys and mules and they'll trot off and carry the election materials up the mountain.