Presidential elections were held in

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on 26 November 2000. The opposition parties, organised into the recently created

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, boycotted the election after disputing the results of the

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. The result was a landslide victory for

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, who received 91.7% of the vote with a turnout of around 50%. Concerns were raised when the

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conducted a fact-finding mission on the election and found that 10 senatorial seats in the simultaneous

should have gone to a second-round runoff because the candidates did not win an absolute majority as required by the

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. This resulted in the

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and the

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banning economic assistance to the country until 2005, which were supported by Haitian opposition members.

Results

References

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2000 in Haiti Presidential elections in Haiti Election and referendum articles with incomplete results