Haitian officials say businessman Jovenel Moise has won the country's second presidential election in two years. Moise easily defeated 26 other candidates in the November 20 election. Haiti’s election council announced the unofficial results on Monday. It said he received 55.6 percent of the votes. Just 21 percent of Haitians with a right to vote marked ballots. The voting took place a year after Haitian officials cancelled the results of the earlier presidential election. Jovenel Moise was the candidate of the ruling PHTK, the party of former President Michel Martelly. Moise is a banana exporter and new to politics. He used the nickname “the banana man” during the election campaign to avoid being mistaken for another candidate whose name also included “Moise.” There were 27 presidential candidates in this election. With so many other candidates, it is unusual to reach a 35 percent lead over the second-place candidate.
Title: Businessman Moise Set to Win Haiti's Presidential Election
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/Haiti_s_new_president.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Businessman Moise Set to Win Haiti's Presidential Election' data-article-id='2057'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11271'>Haitian officials say businessman Jovenel Moise has won the country's second presidential election in two years.</span> <span data-start-time='11271' data-end-time='20229'>Moise easily defeated 26 other candidates in the November 20 election.</span> <span data-start-time='20229' data-end-time='26896'>Haiti’s election council announced the unofficial results on Monday.</span> <span data-start-time='26896' data-end-time='33208'>It said he received 55.6 percent of the votes.</span> <span data-start-time='33208' data-end-time='39750'>Just 21 percent of Haitians with a right to vote marked ballots.</span> <span data-start-time='39750' data-end-time='49625'>The voting took place a year after Haitian officials cancelled the results of the earlier presidential election.</span> <span data-start-time='49625' data-end-time='60417'>Jovenel Moise was the candidate of the ruling PHTK, the party of former President Michel Martelly.</span> <span data-start-time='60417' data-end-time='66250'>Moise is a banana exporter and new to politics.</span> <span data-start-time='66250' data-end-time='80167'>He used the nickname “the banana man” during the election campaign to avoid being mistaken for another candidate whose name also included “Moise.”</span> <span data-start-time='80167' data-end-time='86000'>There were 27 presidential candidates in this election.</span> <span data-start-time='86000' data-end-time='96063'>With so many other candidates, it is unusual to reach a 35 percent lead over the second-place candidate.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/Haiti_s_new_president.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7681 data-hint-location='60417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/what_does_export_mean.m4a'>What does export mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='send goods or services to another country for sale.'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/to_produce_products_in_the_united_states.m4a'><span>to produce products in the United States</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/to_be_banned_from_trading_with_another_country.m4a'><span>to be banned from trading with another country</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/send_goods_or_services_to_another_country_for_sale.m4a'><span>send goods or services to another country for sale.</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/to_receive_goods_or_services_from_another_country_for_sale.m4a'><span>to receive goods or services from another country for sale.</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7682 data-hint-location='60417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/before_becoming_president_what_job_did_moise_hold_.m4a'>Before becoming president, what job did Moise hold? </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='banana exporter'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/garbage_man.m4a'><span>garbage man</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/banana_exporter.m4a'><span>banana exporter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/monkey_keeper.m4a'><span>monkey keeper</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/police_officer.m4a'><span>police officer</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7683 data-hint-location='80167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/there_were__blank___presidential_candidates_in_this_election.m4a'>There were <span class='blank'>27</span> presidential candidates in this election.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='27'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/2.m4a'><span>2</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/30.m4a'><span>30</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/27.m4a'><span>27</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1542/16.m4a'><span>16</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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