Supporters of PHTK political party react to a speech next to the Provisional Electoral Council building during a demonstration to demand the organization of a postponed presidential runoff election in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 24, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's repeatedly postponed presidential election may not happen until October, President Jocelerme Privert said on Sunday, as street protests erupted on the day the impoverished Caribbean nation missed an agreed date for a run-off vote.
Speaking to reporters as Haiti missed the deadline, Privert suggested the country should now choose its next president at the same time as an Oct. 30 deadline for a senate election.
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