Haitian legislators issue threat

Some of Haiti\'s parliamentarians have threatened to block newly elected senators from taking office.



The parliamentarians are upset about the exclusion of candidates from the Lavalas Family party of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from participating in recent votes.



Results of balloting to fill 11 seats in the Senate are expected to be released soon.



The Lavalas has accused the electoral council of bias and of conspiring against it.



However the council has denied those claims.



Five sitting senators, including two from Lavalas, have said they will boycott the validation process of the newly elected lawmakers.



Haiti\'s constitution requires incumbent Senators to validate the powers of incoming colleagues before they can be sworn in.