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Article: HAITI: PRESIDENT-ELECT JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE MOVES TO PLACATE THE OPPOSITION & INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.
- Article from:
- NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
- Article date:
- January 25, 2001
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Newly elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has made a series of concessions to the US and the international community aimed at repairing his image, blemished by irregularities in two recent elections (see NotiCen, 2000-12- 07). Aristide was declared the winner of the November 2000 election, taking more than 91% of the vote in a contest boycotted by the major opposition parties. He will take office Feb. 7.
Unless Aristide can satisfy the international community that he is restoring democracy to Haiti, it is unlikely he will receive desperately needed foreign aid. Some US$600 million in aid funds have been held up because of the political chaos in Haiti.
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