Haiti elects Jovenel Moise, an agricultural entrepreneur, as president
A man kicks a tear-gas canister fired by police during clashes in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on Nov. 29, 2016.
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After more than a week of vote counting, it appears that a banana exporter with no experience in government has won Haiti’s presidential election with the support of roughly 10% of eligible voters.
There were reports of tires set on fire and car windows smashed in parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, after the provisional tally was announced late Monday following a laborious process of counting paper ballots by hand. At least three losing candidates rejected the results.