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Haiti election dates declared

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haiti): Haitians will go to the polls in October and November during a crucial vote that could fill a political vacuum in the country after a three-week revolt ousted Jean-Bertrand Aristide as President last year, an official said on Monday. Nearly 7,000 local and regional posts will be contested on October 9, while the election for Haiti's President and 129 legislators will take place on November 13, said Rosemond Pradel, a spokesman for the Provisional Electoral Council. The council announced the dates in an electoral decree sent to Haiti's interim Government, which is expected to ratify the decision later this week. Voters must re-register for elections because past fraud has left some people with multiple voter cards, Mr. Pradel said. His council hopes to register about 4 million voters — half the population — beginning in April, but many doubt credible elections will be possible this year.

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