Mr Smarth also denounced Mr Aristide's friends on the electoral council for rigging the first round of Senate elections that were held last April.

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But Issack Hassan, from the electoral body, denied that any rigging had taken place.

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The measures follow allegations of widespread electoral fraud, including vote-rigging, in the UK since postal and proxy voting were greatly extended in 2001.

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