Michel Martelly wins Haiti election

Preliminary results released by the electoral authority showed Michel Martelly, a conservative and a popular singer, winning Haiti’s presidential election, with 67.6% of the vote. He will take office in May, charged with speeding up the country’s reconstruction after last year’s earthquake.

Adopted from The Economist

Vocabulary

preliminary	initial
conservative	someone who favours the preservation of established customs and values
office	the position of authority, here he will become president
charged with	entrusted with the responsibility of
speeding up	accelerating; increasing the speed of