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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — International observers played down allegations of widespread fraud in Haiti’s critical post-quake election as ballots began to be counted in the capital Monday.
At the same time, a pair of leading presidential candidates — Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, a popular singer, and Mirlande Manigat, a former first lady — each sensing a potential berth in a likely runoff, broke with rivals who said in the midst of voting Sunday that the election was illegitimate and should be thrown out.
