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Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 20 January 2016
1. Various of Haitian lawmakers debating resolution to suspend presidential and legislative runoffs
2. President of the Haitian Senate, Ronald Lareche asking for the vote
3. Various of lawmakers voting on resolution
4. SOUNDBITE (French Creole) Jean Renel Senatus, Senator:
"The Provisional Electoral Council of the Senate of the Republic recommends suspension of any activity and operation of electoral programme runoffs set for this week in the January 24, 2016."
5. Members of the media and cameras
6. Lawmakers getting ready to leave
7. SOUNDBITE (French Creole) Youri Latortue, Senator:
"It is for the Electoral Council whether this recommendation can be applied or not. In the first article, the Senate recommended to be free of the Electoral Council vote to decide if the recommendation is good or if it is not good."
8. Senator Latortue surrounded by cameras
STORYLINE:
A majority of Haitian senators on Wednesday approved a resolution calling for the suspension of presidential and legislative runoffs set for this weekend.
However, political observers and lawmakers said the resolution calling for the 24 January vote to be halted, among other measures, is non-binding and can't actually stop the final round of Haiti's elections.
Fifteen senators voted to authorize the resolution, while five others abstained. Three senators were not in the chambers and the upper house's president does not cast votes. Sunday's legislative runoffs are intended to fill the remaining six seats.
The Sunday presidential runoff pits government-backed candidate Jovenel Moise against opposition contender Jude Celestin.
Celestin is boycotting, arguing Haiti's electoral machinery is rigging the vote. But officials say his name and photo will still appear on ballots
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