Haiti commission recommends scrapping disputed election results


A supporter of PHTK political party breaks apart an electoral sign of Fanmi Lavalas party during a demonstration to demand for the organization of a postponed presidential runoff election in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti should abandon a flawed election and start from scratch, a commission set up to re-examine first round results said on Monday, a decision that could trigger protests and further delay the vote for the Caribbean country's next president.

The commission was established under the government of interim president Jocelerme Privert, who took office after protests led to a runoff being scrapped. The politically volatile nation has been without an elected president since February.

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