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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Haiti deal reached to avert crisis over delayed polls

Haitian President Michel Martelly has reached a deal with the senate and the chamber of deputies to avert a political crisis over long-delayed elections which sparked mass protests

Lawmakers will now have to sign off on the deal.If it is not passed, Haiti could be left without a functioning government once the mandates expire on January 12,2015

Under the agreement, Haiti's deputies would be extended in their posts until April  24,2015 and senators until September 09,2015
The deal comes just over two weeks after Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe resigned in the wake of violent protest at the delayed elections

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