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6250: Haiti opposition announces parallel government (fwd)
From: nozier <nozier@tradewind.net>
Saturday, 16 December, 2000, 00:58 GMT
Haiti opposition announces parallel government
A group of opposition parties in Haiti has announced the creation of a
provisional government in protest against the recent
re-election of Jean-Bertrand Aristide as the country's president.
The Democratic Convergence said it would form an alternative
administration which would oversee elections for what it said would be
a
legitimate government. The opposition boycotted the presidential
voting last month, alleging the process was a sham. According to
official results, Mr Aristide won
with more than ninety per cent support. Last week, president Clinton
urged him to address what he described as well-documented
election irregularities which he said called into question Haiti's
commitment to democracy.
>From the newsroom of the BBC World Service