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This R&D provides resources on Haitian politics.  The poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere is currently without a president following accusations that the first presidential poll was rife with corruption.  Protests caused President Michel Martelly to step down last week and the appointment of a provisional president by the Haitian parliament.  The island nation has yet to recover from an earthquake six years ago that devastated its economy and political infrastructure.  Its lack of political stability has compounded its economic problems as 75% of Haitians live on less than $2 a day.