Elections in Haiti
The Constitution of Haiti provides for the election of the President, Parliament, and members of local governing bodies.
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The current acting president is Ariel Henry, who succeeded acting president Claude Joseph, who in turn assumed office following the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021.
2010-2011 elections
The 2010 presidential election took place on 28 November 2010, with a run-off election taking place on 20 March 2011.
No candidate received a majority of the vote cast in the first-round election. A second round was scheduled for 20 March 2011 with the two highest vote-getters, Mirlande Manigat and Jude Célestin. Protests claiming fraudulent voting resulted in the electoral commission removing Célestin from the race. This promoted Martelly from his original third-place finish in the first-round, to face Manigat in the run-off.[1]
2010 and following
In January 2015, after a series of disputed, unconstitutional, electoral commissions named by President Martelly were rejected by the Parliament, a Provisional Electoral Council was created to plan the presidential and parliamentary elections later in 2015.[2][3]
References
- "Government's candidate out of presidential election". Washington Times. 3 Feb 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- Charles, Jacqueline (23 January 2015). "Haiti installs new electoral board hours before U.N. Security Council delegation arrives". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- Fajana, Morenike; Phillips, Nicole (21 January 2015). "No Cheerleading for Martelly". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2 June 2015.