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Haitian President Agrees to New Elections as Nation Marks Earthquake’s 5th Anniversary

HeadlineJan 12, 2015

Haitian President Michel Martelly has struck a deal with opposition leaders to hold new elections later this year. The agreement comes just after thousands of people rallied to call for Martelly’s resignation over alleged corruption and a three-year delay of legislative elections. Today marks the fifth anniversary of the earthquake that killed more than 300,000 people in Haiti.

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