(Haiti) Vote dispute seen as possible Préval liability

[Billy Burnett]

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/americas/13917369.htm
Vote dispute seen as possible Préval liability

The acting U.S. ambassador in Haiti predicts president-elect René Préval will need to do well in office to keep political opponents -- and accusations of election fraud -- at bay. Haitians, meanwhile, are waiting for the word on Aristide.

Opponents of Haiti's president-elect could use the country's disputed election result to try and weaken his government ''if he doesn't perform,'' the top American diplomat in Haiti said Saturday.

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Tim Carney, the acting U.S. ambassador in Haiti, said Préval clearly would have won the election but acknowledged the disputed outcome could hurt his government if he fails in office.

''If he doesn't perform, yes it could weaken him,'' Carney said during an interview with The Associated Press at his residence.

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The third-place finisher, Charles Henri Baker, all but accused Préval of fraud.

Baker said Friday that declaring Préval the winner without a runoff ``presages a somber future for democracy in Haiti.''

True to neolib/neocon form just as I predicted earlier last week.

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1. Yep, same old same old.

Soon we will cut off "aid" because of "corruption".