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Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016
By DÁNICA COTO
Updated 4:04 PM CDT, September 18, 2024
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council long sought by the international community to prepare the troubled Caribbean country for its first general elections since 2016.
Smith Augustin, a member of the country’s transitional presidential council, confirmed to The Associated Press that the electoral council was created, albeit with only seven of what by law is supposed to be a nine-member panel. He said the two other members would likely be announced in upcoming days.
The electoral council, which represents groups including farmers, journalists, human rights activists and the Vodou community, is tasked with organizing the elections and helping create the legal framework to hold them. Haiti has not had a president since July 2021, and it last held elections in 2016.
The previous electoral council had been dissolved in September 2021 by former Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who accused it of being “partisan.” His move delayed elections planned for November 2021 and prompted critics to accuse Henry of holding on to power, accusations he rejected.
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