Democracy, Haiti-style
TWO and a half years after democratic rule and the elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide were restored to Haiti by 22,000 American troops, the bloom is off the rose. Perhaps 5% of the electorate showed up to vote in early April in the first round of Senate elections. The run-off, due last week, was postponed until June 15th. Few Haitians seemed to care, and fewer still were surprised.
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