Counting begins in Haiti elections

UN troops mobilised helicopters, trucks and even mules yesterday to recover ballots from remote areas in an arduous vote-counting process as Haitians nervously awaited results of long-delayed presidential and legislative elections.

Election workers counted ballots by candlelight into the late evening after Tuesday’s vote, which officials hailed as a success despite massive delays that crippled polling stations and enraged voters. The poll was largely free of violence.

An international observer said turnout was high.