Haitians Go to the Polls to Choose a New President

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian voters went to the polls Sunday to choose their new president — either a bawdy Carnival singer running as a populist or a former first lady rooted in the establishment — in a runoff stirred by political crisis and the return of a popular former president from exile on Friday.

With the atmosphere tense and a long history of political violence here, some polling stations opened a few hours late because of a lack of materials. But by midday, most of them seemed to have opened and voting appeared orderly across the capital. The level of turnout was unclear, however: Some stations had long lines, but others, after an initial crowd, had thinned out to a steady stream or even a trickle.

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Haitians Go to the Polls to Choose a New President