Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Protests erupted around the Haitian capital Tuesday night after an election council announced a runoff between a former first lady and a candidate allied with an increasingly unpopular government. Mirlande Manigat, a former first lady of Haiti, won the presidential election held over a week ago with 31.37 of the vote, the Provisional Electoral Council announced late Tuesday. Jude Celestin, the candidate backed by President Rene Preval, came in second with 22.48 percent while popular musician Michel Martelly was just behind Celestin with 21.84 percent. Fires erupted throughout the city late into the night, and protesters promised more violence.
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Mirlande Manigat and Jude Celestin are slated for a runoff in January
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Residents believe Celestin's spot in the runoff is illegitimate
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The U.S. Embassy in Haiti says the results are inconsistent with observers' findings
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Singer Michel Martelly alleges fraud and says he'll challenge his third-place showing
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