21.   Aristide has offered to rectify the election results, include opposition figures in his government, and appoint a new electoral council.

22.   But registration was hampered by problems at the electoral council, including shortages of materials, pay and staffing disputes and theft of registration documents.

23.   But the electoral council indicated there was no reversing the election.

24.   By law, no political party can announce voting totals before they are released by the electoral council.

25.   Constitutionally, only Parliament can pass laws, but Preval shut down Parliament in January and appointed Premier Jacques-Edouard Alexis and the electoral council by decree.

26.   Democratic Revolution and National Action representatives resigned their spots on the electoral council.

27.   Every Haitian political party has denounced the elections, some even calling for their annulment and the dismissal of the electoral council.

28.   For its part, the electoral council also rejected the establishing of a commission to review the balloting.

29.   Gunmen shot and critically wounded a provincial mayoral candidate, the electoral council announced Monday.

30.   Haiti edged closer to reactivating its democracy, but the opposition accused President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of trying to stack a new electoral council with his supporters.