Canadian Press fè konnen gouvènman ameriken an te revoke viza douz ofisyèl ayisyen akoz rezilta eleksyon yo ki poko klè.

U.S. revokes visas to pressure Haiti on election as candidate warns of more protests (CP)

“PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The U.S. State Department said Friday it revoked the visas of about a dozen Haitian officials, increasing pressure on the government to drop its favoured candidate from the presidential runoff in favour of a popular contender who is warning of renewed protests if he is not on the ballot.

Revoking visas that let prominent Haitians enter the United States is the latest step in an escalating effort to persuade Haiti’s government to accept international monitors’ finding that Michel Martelly rightfully belongs on the second-round ballot

Martelly has adopted a combative stance and urged his supporters to take to the streets peacefully if the electoral council does not allow him to run against top vote-getter Mirlande Manigat in the runoff, in place of Jude Celestin. Demonstrations in December shut down all Haiti’s major cities for days, hampering earthquake reconstruction and efforts to halt a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly 4,000 people.”