Haiti elections: Process to form new electoral commission begins

P-au-P, July 12, 2024 (AlterPresse) — The Presidential Transition Council (Cpt) has launched the process of appointing the members of the Provisional Electoral Council (Cep), the online agency AlterPresse reported.

According to the decree of May 27, 2024, the Cpt has sent letters to different institutions inviting them to choose the person who will represent their respective departments.

“Each department must refer its representatives to the Presidential Transition Council for legal action within no more than eight (8) days of receipt of this letter,” Cpt stated in the letter to one of the agencies and a copy of which was obtained by AlterPresse.

The Cpt encouraged some institutions to give preference to women in order to respect the 30% quota stipulated in the constitution.

According to the Cpt’s terms of reference, “integrity, independence, academic and professional competence” are among the criteria that must be met to become an election consultant.

This person must not be subject to international sanctions.

Furthermore, she must demonstrate experience and knowledge of the context, as well as a commitment to democracy and the rule of law in recent years in promoting and respecting Haitian democratic and rule of law values.

In order to “leave the CEP free from any suspicion, the personalities that make up the committee must be selected in a transparent and fair manner,” said Cpt.

In accordance with the Political Agreement for a Peaceful and Orderly Transition signed by politicians on April 3, 2024 to resolve the political deadlock, the Presidential Transition Council authorized the establishment of the CEP in order to organize general elections to provide the country with legitimate elected officials to take office on February 7, 2026.

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Elections organized to renew the political staff have not been held in Haiti for several years, and the country remains in the grip of a serious security crisis. On Wednesday, July 7, 2021, President Jovenel Moise was assassinated.

Since 2023, armed gangs have occupied more than 80% of the metropolitan area of ​​the capital, Port-au-Prince, and have forced the migration of more than 600,000 people within Haiti.

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Visit to the National Identification Office (Oni) in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 to inquire about the status of existing structures. (emb rc April 7, 2024, 12:10 pm)