WorldNews Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/1af0fdf2df4344048ba0b8d5000f8472.jpgPort-au-Prince (AFP) - Jovenel Moise, a Haitian banana exporter who has never held political office, has survived the country's long-running electoral nightmare to become its next president. Moise's victory in the November 20 election, made official Tuesday by the Provisional Electoral Council, puts the center-right Tet Kale Party (PHTK) candidate at the helm of the impoverished Caribbean nation starting next month. In February 2016, with Martelly's five-year term nearing its end and his political succession in limbo, Haiti's parliament elected Jocelerme Privert, president of the Senate at the time, to be interim president. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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