The Lavalas Platform's domination was hardly a surprise: It claimed victory four days after the election, which took place on June 25, and was the only political organization that did not condemn the vote as chaotic and possibly fraud-tainted.
It presented no clear-cut program, but its allegiance to the still-popular Aristide successfully wooed an electorate disillusioned with partisan politics.
Publication of the hand-tallied results had been postponed from a scheduled Saturday release. The runoff has been pushed back from July 23 to August; the exact date is still up in the air.
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