Today started at 4:15AM, my driver was here by 4:30, and we arrived at L’ecole Petion in Belaire by 5:30. It was still dark, but eager Haitians had already started to assemble in front of the iron gate. Inside were MINUSTAH, HNP, UNCIVPOL, as well as the AP, a number of domestic agency observers organized through the Provisional Electoral Council. The 36 polling stations (each with a 400 person capacity), or Biwo Vot (BV), which were supposed to open by 6, seemed lucky to open by noon. Read more »