Protests broke out in Haiti after election results showed President Réne Préval’s protégé Jude Célestin edging out Michel Martelly to face first-place-finisher Mirlande Manigat in the January runoff.

Tainted by fraud allegations, Haiti's November 28 election was rejected by a majority of the presidential candidates. But, with results slated for December 7, the UN cautioned Haiti's political parties and voters to wait for the official outcome.

AS/COA looks ahead to Haiti's November 28 presidential election, marked by concerns over cholera. Learn more and get a breakdown of the presidential candidates.

As Haiti prepares to weather tropical storm Tomas, its escalating cholera outbreak has led the president to urge postponement of the November 28 elections. Yet, despite the myriad difficulties confronting Haitian politics, many view a delay as unnecessary.

Caribbean and Latin American dictators were once confident they could stash their corrupt earnings overseas. No longer.

International donors have overlooked civil society's role in reconstruction--but local organizations must also learn, adapt and develop roots in their communities.

As Haiti passes the six-month mark since a devastating earthquake, rebuilding proceeds at a slow pace hindered by politics and the massive scale of the disaster.