PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti--Violent protests have erupted in Haiti after the electoral council announced the official results of the first round of last month’s presidential election.
Jovenel Moise, who has the backing of current President Michel Martelly, came first with 33% of the vote and Jude Celestin came second with 25%.
As neither won a majority, a run-off will be held on 27 December.
The announcement triggered protests by supporters of another candidate, Moise Jean-Charles. His supporters took to the streets of Cabaret, a town in western Haiti, while protests also erupted in the capital, Port-au-Prince, where two police officers were injured.
Police fired teargas to disperse protesters who denounced the first round as fraudulent. Last week, one person was killed when police clashed with protesters demanding that the first round be annulled.
The protesters accuse the government of rigging the election in favour of Moise, an accusation Martelly’s administration has denied.
