Haiti presidential vote 'impossible' until February

A second-round vote to choose Haiti’s president will not be possible until late February, after the constitutional end of current President Rene Preval’s term, the electoral council says.

The two-candidate run-off is supposed to be held on January 16, but results have not been finalised from the November 28 first round that was criticised for low turnout, disorganisation, fraud, violence and voter intimidation.