Moise Wins Haiti Election In First Round

WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A. (VOA) -- Banana exporter Jovenel Moise won Haiti's presidential election in the first round, provisional results released by the election council on Monday showed, after a Nov. 20 election intended to end a year of political uncertainty.

Moise won 55.67 percent of the vote, the council said, a majority that means the impoverished Caribbean nation will avoid a runoff election and months more in a political void, if the losing candidates do not contest the result.