Early results: singer, Haiti vote to win

If the preliminary results are available, musicians Michel Martelly inherit laden with challenges a job.NEW: Receive streets fill with the cheering Michel Martelly SupportersMartelly 67.6% of the vote, preliminary results show runoff race against former first lady Mirlande Manigat took last MonthMartelly: "I represent the light at the end of the tunnel"

(CNN) --extravaganten carnival musician, the corners with Michel Martelly from former Haitian first lady Mirlande Manigat in a central presidential runoff vote last month, according to the preliminary results released Monday instead.

Martelly, 50, took during Manigat, 67.6 percent of the vote, 70, 31.5%, received after Pierre Thibault, spokesman for the Provisional Electoral Council Haiti.

After the roads around the Electoral Council in Pétionville the "tête Kale", filled with Martelly's spirited supporters, or bald head-Sung one of the Martelly's many nicknames.

The preliminary results was initially expected, announced last week, but was forced the Council to delay the announcement until Monday. Final results are scheduled to be announced April 16.

Martelly made a name as a singer "Sweet Mickey,", which sometimes from a bottle around straight potion and tore his clothes during performances.

But he shed his bad-boy image stage show to take care to educate his family and his children.

"My life on the stage was very different than it was at home," said Martelly after the elections of November last year in the violence.

Early December announced the Electoral Council Manigat had won but was missing the majority of the vote for a final victory needed. Jew Célestin first results put it in a runoff election with Government-backed candidate.

Haitian responded charge fraud as well as burning cars, tyres and Celestin's campaign headquarters in Port-au-Prince.

The candidate who claimed third place, Martelly, he had won more votes than Célestin and a review of the results by an organization of American States supported team, that conflicts.

The runoff vote was to take place March 20 and unfolded would peacefully in most cases amid concern that the return of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, disrupt a polarizing figure in Haiti, the vote. Aristide a low profile met in Haiti two days before the runoff, but so far held and no candidate support.

If the preliminary results, Martelly inherit laden with challenges as the impoverished country rebuild struggles after devastating earthquake last year and a cholera epidemic a job.

Martelly said in December that Haiti will go nowhere if the people have a President they can trust, a President who is honest.

"I been on the floor with them for 22 years," he said his musical career. "People know me." "I am the light at the end of the tunnel."Ross Velton, journalists Allyn Gaestel and CNNS Moni Basu to this report

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