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2000 Haitian presidential election


FieldValue
countryHaiti
typepresidential
election_date26 November 2000
previous_election1995 Haitian general election
previous_year1995
next_election2006 Haitian general election
next_year2006
image1Jean-Bertrand Aristide (cropped).jpg
nominee1Jean Bertrand Aristide
party1Fanmi Lavalas
popular_vote1**2,632,534**
percentage1**91.67%**
image23x4.svg
nominee2Arnold Dumas
party2Independent
popular_vote256,678
percentage21.97%
titlePresident
before_electionRené Préval
before_partyFanmi Lavalas
after_electionJean-Bertrand Aristide
after_partyFanmi Lavalas

Presidential elections were held in Haiti on 26 November 2000. The opposition parties, organised into the recently created Convergence Démocratique, boycotted the election after disputing the results of the parliamentary elections. The result was a landslide victory for Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who received 91.7% of the vote with a turnout of around 50%.

Concerns were raised when the Organisation of American States conducted a fact-finding mission on the election and found that 10 senatorial seats in the simultaneous parliamentary elections should have gone to a second-round runoff because the candidates did not win an absolute majority as required by the constitution. This resulted in the European Union and the United States banning economic assistance to the country until 2005, which were supported by Haitian opposition members.

Results

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p381 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. [http://newleftreview.org/A2507 Option Zero in Haiti], New Left Review May–June 2004
  3. (2007). "Economic Sanctions Reconsidered". Peterson Institute for International Economics.
  4. "CNN.com - Haiti opposition supports threat of U.S. sanctions - September 6, 2000".
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