Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council has set Nov. 7, as the brand new date to carry the primary spherical of elections for president, the legislature and a controversial constitutional referendum. The second spherical of presidential and legislative elections is scheduled for January 23, 2022 — the identical date as municipal and native elections, which have additionally been delayed for years.
Haiti at present has no president, following the killing of President Jovenel Moïse in a grotesque assault July 7, nor functioning parliament — solely a handful of elected senators. Earlier than he was killed, Moïse had been ruling by decree and fought calls to resign over the past three years.
Moïse appointed the Electoral Council final September, however its members weren’t sworn in as required in article 289 of the Haitian Structure.
Opposition events and members of the civil society have strongly criticized the electoral physique and known as it unlawful. This week, they once more known as for a brand new council to be put in.
Lengthy-delayed elections are a prime precedence for Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who took workplace July 20 after Moïse’s slaying. He pledged to create a peaceable surroundings for the elections to be held.
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