. >> translator: avoteed in the last election. the price of rice went up. >> reporter: her views are typical of many where unemployment is at 40%, the average income is just $840 per year, and most people live in severe poverty. >> i'm doing everything to leave this country. i can't stand to live here. >> reporter: elections were supposed to happen four years ago. but political wrangling led to repeated cancellations. these modest buildings are the temporary home of haiti's parliament. the original was destroyed in the earthquake of january 2010. this is the chamber of deputies. as you can see, it's hardly a bizzing hive of political activity. the elections have been delayed so often and for so long, that none of the lawmakers who sit here are still in office. so there hasn't been a single legislative session since january. since then the president has been ruling by decree. much to the outrage of his political opponents. at the council offices, executive director showed us a map of voting stations spread out across the country. s