Haitians voted in overwhelming numbers in an election aimed at restoring democracy in the impoverished nation, swamping officials who struggled to cope with the large turnout.

HAITIANS attempted to vote yesterday in a presidential election ballot marred by scuffles and disorder.

Haitians jammed polling stations today as UN peacekeepers fanned out to guard the country's first presidential election in nearly six years, a vote widely viewed as a key step toward steering the bloodied, impoverished nation away from collapse.