General elections were held in Haiti between 16 December 1990 and 20 January 1991. The presidential election, held on 16 December, resulted in a victory for

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of the National Front for Change and Democracy (FCND). The FCND also won the parliamentary elections for which voter turnout was 50.8%.Haiti: Elections held in 1990
Inter-Parliamentary Union It was widely reckoned as the first honest election held in Haiti since the country declared independence in 1804. Aristide was sworn in on 7 February but was deposed in a coup eight months later.

Background

For the elections, the

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had established the United Nations Observer Group for the Verification of the Elections in Haiti (ONUVEH), which sent election monitors, as did the

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. These organisations helped ensure that the elections were free and fair.Collins, E & Cole, TM (1996) "Regime Legitimation in Instances of Coup-Caused Governments-in-Exile: The Cases of Presidents Makarios and Aristide" ''Journal of International Law & Practice'' 5(2), p218

Results

President

Chamber of Deputies

Senate

The elected members were: *Artibonite: Thomas Eddy Dupiton, Déjean Belizaire, Serge Joseph, Artibonite *Centre: Serge Gilles, Hérard Pauyo, Smith Metelus, *Grand-Anse: Robert Opont, Bernard Sansaricq, Yvon Ghislain *Nord: Rony Mondestin, Edrice Raymond, Raoul Remy *Nord-Est: Firmin Jean-Louis, Judnel Jean, Amos Andre *Nord-Ouest: Luc Fleurinord, Ebrané Cadet, Art L. Austin *Ouest: Jacques Clarck Parent, Turneb Delpe, Wesner Emmanuel *Sud: Julio Larosiliere, Franck Leonard, Frahner Jean-Baptiste *Sud-Est: Guy Bauduy, Jean-Robert Martinez, Alberto Joseph

References

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