Despite the Haiti earthquake, President René Préval says the country will hold elections before his term expires next year. Haiti's election oversight body is working on the logistics from its makeshift headquarters in Gold's Gym.
By Kathie Klarreich Correspondent / March 18, 2010
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Haiti's election oversight body is in Gold's Gym a lot, though muscle-toning isn't on the agenda. The gym is where the provisional electoral council (CEP) has been working since the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake destroyed its office.
Had the 7.0-magnitude temblor not struck, the nine-member presidentially-appointed council would be finalizing upcoming parliamentary elections. Instead, it is revamping the electoral calendar in the wake of what a Red Cross official said "may well be the worst natural disaster ever" in terms of its proportionate impact on one country.
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