Looks certain that Preval will be President of Haiti

Though the results are far from final, it appears as if Rene Preval will be declared the winner later today. It looks as if there may be no need of a run-off. This will be Preval's second time in office, first elected in 1996. It seems that his popularity is due to, one, his ties with Aristide and, two, his first term's achievement of a relative sense of normalcy. He certainly is making it known to the public that he will do what he can, but that expectations should be coupled with patience.