Presidential Candidates united in calling elections a Fraud

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Some pretty significant stuff is happening in Haiti, today.

Twelve presidential candidates, including all the leading contenders excepting Preval's chosen heir, have just called for the election in Haiti to be cancelled. They are also calling for their supporters to fill the streets in protest.

Haiti was plunged into political crisis after a majority of the presidential candidates rejected the vote before it was even over, decrying the election as fraud-filled.

Their declaration, made at a joint press conference yesterday afternoon, raised the spectre of violence in the streets, with fears that some Haitians may attempt to force the ouster of President René Préval or attack supporters of his protégé, candidate Jude Célestin, who were accused of orchestrating the alleged fraud.

— "Haitians take to the streets as voters, candidates declare election a fraud", The Globe and Mail

Tomorrow, CBC Radio One's The Current will have extensive coverage on the election, including interviews with important players in Haiti.