| But I think we all saw this coming. |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Former Haitian President Rene Preval fell further below the 50 percent he needs to win outright as the counting of ballots continued on Monday in an increasing tense presidential election.
With 89.9 percent of ballots counted, the one-time ally of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide had 48.7 percent of the vote, compared to the 61 percent he was given a few days ago after initial results from TuesdayÂ’s election were posted, the Provisional Electoral Council said on its Web site. He will face another ex-president, Leslie Manigat, who had 11.84 percent, in a runoff election on March 19. |