Haiti - Elections : Axan Abellard throws in the towel

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Haiti - Elections : Axan Abellard throws in the towel
21/11/2010 13:28:29

The candidate Axan D'elson Abellard of party Konbit Nasyonal pour Devlopman (KNDA) announced Saturday, November 20, at 9 days before the election, he withdrew from the presidential race. He invited all his supporters to vote for Mirlande Manigat. Candidate in a bad position in the polls, he explained that his decision to join the candidature of the leading candidate in the polls, is explained by the convergence of ideas with the RDNP program.

Recall that several groups and political platforms have already given their support to Mirlande Manigat for the next election (the National Committee of Evangelical Churches (CONAMISE), the Protestant Network of Haiti, the Haitian Front civic-patriotic (FRONTCIPH) and party Konbit Pou Refè Ayiti of the Mayor of Petion-Ville.

Axan Abellard is the first presidential candidate to withdraw from the race, it will doubtless not the last "In response to this decision, the candidate Jean Hector Anacacis little surprised "That astonishes me that it is the first, but I knew it. Further announcements will be made before November 28" predicted Anacacis, who think that only 6-8 candidates will remain in the race.

Other candidates who are in difficult situations such as: Josette Bijou, Garaudy Laguerre, Gerard Blot and Wilson Jeudy could be part of those who abandon the race in the coming days.

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/article-1253-haiti-elections-qui-est-axan-abellard.html (french)
https://www.haitilibre.com/article-1301-haiti-elections-abellard-axan-lignes-directrices-du-programme.html (french)
https://www.haitilibre.com/article-1195-haiti-elections-qui-est-mirlande-manigat.html (french)
https://www.haitilibre.com/article-1436-haiti-elections-mirlande-manigat-programme-de-son-gouvernement.html (french)

 BF/ HaitiLibre