Haiti Election 2010 Presidential Candidates

By recklaz - Thu Aug 12, 12:18 am

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The list of presidential hopefuls will become official on Aug. 17, 2010 when the nine-member provisional electoral council, or CEP, announces who’s eligible. Whoever wins will be in charge of overseeing Haiti’s reconstruction efforts, which include finding shelter for 1.5 million people made homeless after the January 12, 2010 earthquake. The list of candidates for president — 34 total — include:

• Jude Celestin, founder and executive director of the government’s road-building outfit, the National Center of Equipment, and member of President René Préval’s Unity party.

• Yvon Neptune, an architect and ex-senator who served as prime minister under former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

• Jacques Edouard Alexis, a two-time prime minister who was sacked in the aftermath of food riots in 2008.

• Leslie Voltaire, a Cornell-educated urban planner, former minister, and government liaison to the United Nations.

• Lavarice Gaudin, an Aristide ally and Miami activist and radio commentator.

• Raymond Joseph, former ambassador to the United States and Wyclef Jean’s uncle.

• Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, a compas musician and entertainer whose lyrics have poked fun at the concept of the Haitian presidency.

• Mirlande Manigat, a longtime opposition leader, professor, and former first lady.

• Charles “Charlito” Henry Baker, an apparel manufacturer who was at the helm of an opposition movement that helped topple Aristide in 2004.

• Wilson Jeudy, mayor of Delmas who organized a sister-city relationship with North Miami.

source: Read more at Miami Herald

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