Mirlande Manigat
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Mirlande Manigat is a Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

an politician and candidate in the 2010 presidential election
Haitian general election, 2010
The Haitian general election, originally scheduled in Haiti for 28 February 2010, was postponed to 28 November. Ten senators and all 99 deputies were to be elected....

. She is the wife of former president Leslie Manigat
Leslie Manigat
Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat was elected president of Haiti by a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988.-In education:...

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2010 presidential election

Mirlande Manigat is the presidential candidate for the right of center Rally of Progressive National Democrats
Rally of Progressive National Democrats
The Rally of Progressive National Democrats is a political party in Haiti. In the presidential elections of 7 February 2006, its candidate Leslie Manigat won 12.4 % of the popular vote. The party won in the 7 February 2006 Senate elections 10.7 % of the popular vote and only 1 out of 30 Senators...

 (RDNP) party. On October 18, 2010, Dr. Manigat also received the endorsement of the Collectif pour le Renouveau Haïtien (COREH).

Her platform for the presidency includes a focus on education of the youth of Haiti, and lifting the long-standing and restrictive constitutional conditions on dual nationality. She specifically promotes opening government positions for members of the Haitian diaspora. Manigat also aims for a more independent Haitian state, one less reliant upon and subject to foreign governments and NGOs.

Like 2010 presidential candidate Michel Martelly, Manigat initially called for November 28, 2010 presidential votes to be canceled given the widespread allegations of fraud in the first round, but backtracked after reports surfaced that she had polled well.

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