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‘Sweet Mickey’ takes oath as Haiti’s president
Michel Martelly, a charismatic singer with no government experience, was sworn in as Haiti’s president on Saturday.
Haiti’s Martelly to be sworn in as president
Michel Martelly faces a mammoth task after he is sworn as Haiti’s new president on Saturday, inheriting a shattered Caribbean nation.
Singer Martelly tipped to win in Haiti
Partial results suggested Monday that carnival singer Michel Martelly was on course for a landslide win in Haiti’s presidential run-off election.
Troubled Haiti wins praise for calm election
Haiti won plaudits for holding a calm and relatively peaceful presidential run-off on Monday as partial results suggested Michel Martelly could win.
US urges Aristide to delay Haiti return
The US has urged Haiti’s former president to postpone his planned return to the country until after Sunday’s vital presidential run-off.
Haitian president agreed not to release Haiti vote count
Rene Preval agreed not to release final results of Haiti’s elections until after consultations with members of the Organisation of American States.