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-- he manipulated the 2000 elections and didn't "deliver the democracy he promised."
In fact, in 1990, he won overwhelmingly with 67% of the vote, was ousted by a US-sponsored coup eight months later, returned to Haiti in 1994, couldn't succeed himself in 1996, but ran in 2000, again winning an overwhelming endorsement with a 92% majority, a total he'd easily match today if able to run. Though he no longer has electoral aspirations, Washington won't let him return, enforcing no-democracy for Haitians, the same domestic policy for Americans under institutionalized duopoly rule.
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Electoral Analysis
On December 30, CEPR released its analysis showing "massive irregularities and errors in the tally." According to Co-Director Mark Weisbrot:
"With so many irregularities, errors, and fraudulent vote totals, it is impossible to say what the results of this election really are." It's clear a new election is crucial, a legitimate one that Haitians are denied. "If the (OAS) certifies this election, this would be a political decision, having nothing to do with election monitoring. They would lose all credibility as a neutral election-monitoring organization."
OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin said "Nearly 4% of polling place tally sheets used to calculate the results were thrown out for alleged fraud at the tabulation center."
CEPR's analysis found that Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) never received or quarantined 11.9% (1,324) of tally sheets because of irregularities. They amounted to 15% of the total votes counted. Moreover, another 6.4% of tally sheets had irregularities. They "contained vote counts that were so far outside the distribution of votes that they would not be considered valid."
Combined with the uncounted 11.9%, they exceed 18% of tally sheets or 22% of votes counted, in fact, invalidated. Widespread clerical errors were also found, including 5.4% of tally sheets with obviously incorrect numbers.
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