Instability is increasing as troubled Haiti elections bring calls for cancelling the vote

Electoral violence has erupted in Haiti as opposition supporters demand the suspension of the January 24 presidential election. Manif de #violence aujourd’hui de l’opposition d’#Haiti contre le 2nd tour des #elections. #HaitiElections #Crisis pic.twitter.com/ywkXFCxRz1— Jonas Laurince (@jonaslaurince) January 18, 2016 Tension is high after opposition candidate Jude Celestin pulled out of the second round amid alleged…

Protesters have taken to the streets of Haiti’s capital to demand the suspension of a runoff presidential vote over alleged irregularities. The demonstrations in Port-au-Prince on Monday came as attackers in rural areas burned several electoral offices. Some of the thousand-strong group of protesters burned vehicles, threw rocks and attacked a petrol-pump in the Downtown area…