AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Rabi'II 13, 1437, January 23, 2016, SPA -- The international community is appealing for dialogue and calm in Haiti a day after a presidential runoff was put on hold indefinitely, according to AP. The U.N., the U.S. and international election observers are urging Haiti to resolve an electoral crisis that threatens to soon become a constitutional crisis. They're condemning violent street protests in which opposition supporters have set fires and manned barricades in Haiti's capital. Election offices have been burned elsewhere. Haiti's electoral council says it was forced to delay the runoff set for Sunday amid a "deteriorating security environment." Another protest was gearing up Saturday to press for the ouster of President Michel Martelly, who is due to leave office Feb. 7. It's unclear if an interim government will take power then or if some other solution can be negotiated.
