Jude Célestin
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| Born | June 19, 1962 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Political party | Unity |
Jude Célestin (born on June 19, 1962 in Port-au-Prince[1]) is a Haitian politician who was a candidate in the 2010 presidential election. After an education in Port-au-Prince, Célestin studied mechanical engineering in Switzerland.[2] Before he was nominated as the presidential candidate for President René Préval's Unity (INITE) party, he was the executive director of the government's construction ministry, the National Center of Equipment.[3]
2010 Elections
Célestin entered the race as a political unknown and was considered by the Haitian public as the protégé of unpopular President Préval.[3] Préval's administration reportedly spent $5 million on Célestin's campaign. The first round of voting took place on November 28, and preliminary results showed law professor and former first lady Mirlande Manigat in first place, with 31.4 percent of the vote. Célestin placed next, with 22.5 percent, and pop singer Michel Martelly took third place with 21.8 percent of the vote.[4] Widespread riots and reports of election fraud followed the announcement of these results. In December, Martelly supporters set fire to the INITE headquarters, located in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Pétionville.[3] On February 3, INITE dropped Célestin from the elections.[5] On 4 April 2011, a senior official announced that Michel Martelly won the presidential run-off election against candidate Mirlande Manigat.[6]
References
- ↑ (French) 24 heures, 25 November 2010, Election en Haïti: le favori s’invente un titre d’ingénieur de l’EPFL
- ↑ http://us.haiti-live.com/haiti/presidential-elections-2010/candidates/jude-celestin.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/08/haiti-election-results-pr_n_794120.html.
- ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/8/protesters-set-fire-haitian-partys-headquarters/.
- ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/3/world-scene-312318983/.
- ↑ Archibald, Randal C. Popular Carnival Singer Is Elected President of Haiti in a Landslide "The New York Times". Apr 04, 2011. Retrieved on Apr 04, 2011.