There are many reasons the Haitian elections were delayed.

Manigat, who won the military-controlled Haitian presidential election, 1988, had taken office on 7 February.

That was when he tried to shift control of the elections from the council to the army, which historically has manipulated Haitian elections.

Michel Martelly, the current president, was elected in the Haitian general election, 2011.

With the Haitian presidential election six days away, a new wave of violence apparently intended to disrupt the voting swept through the capital today.

With some 7,000 United Nations troops and observers on hand, violence did not reach the horrific scale seen in past Haitian elections.

Haitian elections, 2006: Voter turnout in the second round of the legislative elections is deemed low.

The 1987 Haitian presidential election took place on 29 November 1987.

Alexandre Paul was an in independent candidate for president in the 2005 Haitian election.

It was again excluded from participation in the 2010-2011 Haitian general election by the electoral council.