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in Haiti: the ruling party decides to withdraw its candidate

Source: google.com , January 26, 2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - The party of power in Haiti, Init, announced Wednesday it had decided to formally withdraw the nomination of its candidate Jude Celestin to the presidency, says in a statement.

"While we are confident that Jude Celestin has obtained the necessary number of votes and is thus allowed to go to the second round, Init agrees to withdraw as a candidate for the presidency," the text Creole signed major party leaders.

However, Mr. Celestin, whose candidacy was backed by outgoing President Rene Preval has not confirmed his own withdrawal, and his signature does not appear on the document.

A source close to the party told AFP on condition of anonymity, that Mr. Celestin refused to withdraw from the presidential race and threatened to hold a press conference to denounce the announcement of its withdrawal .

Since the first round of presidential elections on 28 November, Haiti has plunged into a political crisis linked to qualification for the second round, alongside the former first lady Mirlande Manigat, Jude Celestin according to preliminary results released early December by the Electoral Council.

These results have been denounced by supporters of the candidate who came in third place, Michael Martelly, and therefore excluded from the second round. They were also challenged by an audit of the votes of the Organization of American States (OAS), which suggested a duel between Mr. and Mrs. Manigat Martelly the second round. The party

Init (Unit in Creole), which criticizes the experts' report of the OAS, called on his supporters to "remain calm and to stay engaged."

"We will fight to ensure victory for our candidates in the Senate and the deputation in the second round of elections, "he says.

November 28 were also held parliamentary elections.

Conversely, in a statement U.S. diplomat said Wednesday that "the Haitian government should accept the conclusions of the report of the OAS and to the second round of elections." "We are monitoring the situation very closely," said Philip Crowley, spokesman for the department state in this text.

Washington "expressed no preference for any particular candidate. (United States) want a process fair election, "added Thomas Adams, special coordinator for Haiti, the same day.

In Congress, Bill Nelson, Marco Rubio, the two senators from Florida (southeast) where there is a strong Haitian community, have their later called, in a resolution at the end of the political crisis in Haiti, calling for the establishment of a new government on February 7 or in the days that follow.

It arrives on February 7 to expire the term of outgoing President Rene Preval.

"We need things to be clarified before the 7", also said Secretary OAS Assistant General Albert Ramdin. "We need to know what will happen because the situation is too confusing," he told reporters before a meeting of the organization in Washington.