Haiti Sets New Date for Presidential, Legislative Elections

Haiti announced Friday that its long-delayed presidential and legislative elections would be held Nov. 20, after a delay caused by Hurricane Matthew, which killed hundreds of people in the poverty-stricken Caribbean nation this month. The Provisional Electoral Council said the second round of elections was scheduled for Jan. 29. Haiti's elections had been scheduled for last week. The country's previous elections, in 2015, were canceled because of violence and fraud, leaving...

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