Elections

A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez takes part in a march in Caracas … President Hugo Chavez’s repeated trips to Cuba for cancer treatment and the government’s silence about his health are fueling rumors that he will name a successor to run in October presidential elections. So far, the government has fiercely maintained that...
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Defending president promises supporters a ‘surprise’ as Socialist rival François Hollande says he is certain of nothing. Kim Willsher in Paris-Guardian UK François Hollande campaigning in the market town of Tulle in his central France constituency on Saturday. Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA Socialist voters face a nervous wait for the results of today’s presidential election...
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Miami Herald: In unusual swiftness, Haitian President Michel Martelly signs a presidential decree naming friend and entrepreneur Laurent Lamothe Haiti’s prime minister. By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com Haiti’s former Foreign Minister Laurent Lamothe was named the country’s prime minister by presidential decree Friday. President Michel Martelly signed the decree less than 12 hours after the...
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Tabarre 41, Boulevard 15 octobre Port-au-Prince, Haïti Tél: 2229-8351 / 2229-8903   4 mai 2012 2012/15 L’Ambassade des Etats-Unis d’Amérique salue la ratification de Laurent Lamothe comme Premier Ministre Nous saluons la ratification de Laurent Lamothe comme Premier Ministre par le Parlement haïtien.  Le gouvernement américain est prêt à travailler de concert avec le...
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(Dieu Nalio Chery, file/ Associated Press ) – FILE – In this Dec. 29, 2011, file photo, Haiti’s Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Lamothe speaks during an interview in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haitian lawmakers ended a nearly two-month impasse by picking a new prime minister for the Caribbean nation still trying to recover from the 2010...
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FILE – In this July 21, 2011, file photo, U.N. special envoy to Haiti, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, left, talk to Haitian President Michel Martelly while inspecting numerous model homes displayed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti’s leaders need to quickly confirm President Michel Martelly’s new pick for prime minister and establish a functioning government...
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While presentation of the report of the Special Commission responsible for examining the documents of the Prime Minister-designate, will take place tomorrow Thursday at the Lower House, before the Assembly of Deputies, for a favorable vote or not of ratification of Prime Minister-designate, Laurent Lamothe, the Deputy Jean Tholbert Alexis declare Tuesday that the...
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Miami herald: Haiti’s new U.S. ambassador Paul Altidor, a U.S. educated economist and international development specialist, officially took the helm Wednesday after presenting credentials to President Barack Obama. By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@MiamiHerald.com Haiti’s new ambassador to the United States, Paul G. Altidor, presented his letter of credentials to President Barack Obama on Wednesday in...
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Caribbean Journal: Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly upon his arrival at Toussaint Louverture International Airport (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly returned to Haiti Monday morning after a two-week hospital stay in Miami following a pulmonary embolism. The President arrived at Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport Monday morning before...
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Clutching a crucifix and holding back tears, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez appeared live on television for the first time in 17 days, saying he was counting on Christ for help as he returns to Cuba for more cancer treatment. Addressing the nation on television from the Miraflores presidential palace, Chavez said he’ll leave Venezuela...
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