Elections, delayed after a political impasse, are planned to be held for both the Presidency and Parliament in 2015.
2010-2011 elections
The latest presidential election took place on November 28, 2010, with a run-off election taking place on March 20, 2011.
No candidate received a majority of the vote cast in the first-round election. A second round was scheduled for March 20, 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.
Haiti (i/ˈheɪti/; French:Haïti[a.iti]; Haitian Creole:Ayiti[ajiti]), officially the Republic of Haiti (French: République d'Haïti; Haitian Creole:Repiblik Ayiti), is a country in the western hemisphere, and is located on the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714sqmi) in size and has an estimated 10.6 million people, making it the most populous country in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the third-most populous country in the Caribbean as a whole.
Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno people, Europeans first became aware of the island on December 5, 1492 during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus across the Atlantic. When Columbus first landed in Haiti, he had thought he had found India or Asia. Deciding to establish the first settlement in the area, a contingent of men were left at an outpost christened La Navidad because of the wreck to their sunken flagship, the Santa Maria, that occurred at Christmas, north of what is now Limonade. The island was named Hispaniola and claimed by Spain, which ruled until the early 17th century. Competing claims and settlements by the French led to the western portion of the island being ceded to France, which named it Saint-Domingue. The development of sugarcaneplantations, worked by slaves brought from Africa, led to the colony being among the most lucrative in the world.
"Haiti I am Sorry", or simply "Haiti", is a calypso song written and composed by David Rudder, and first recorded in 1988 for the album Haiti by David Rudder and Charlie's Roots. The song is about the serious trouble in Haiti.
Two sovereign nations share the 76,192 square kilometres (29,418sqmi) island. The Dominican Republic with 48,445 square kilometres (18,705sqmi) is nearly twice as large as its neighbor, Haiti, which contains 27,750 square kilometres (10,710sqmi). The only other shared island in the Caribbean is Saint Martin, shared between France (Saint-Martin) and the Netherlands (Sint Maarten).
It is the site of the first European settlement in the Americas founded by Christopher Columbus on his voyages in 1492 and 1493.
History
Etymology
The island was called by various names by its native people, the TaínoAmerindians. When Columbus took possession of the island in 1492, he named it Insula Hispana, meaning "the Spanish Island" in Latin and La Isla Española, meaning "the Spanish Island", in Spanish.Bartolomé de las Casas shortened the name to "Española", and when Pietro Martyr d‘Anghiera detailed his account of the island in Latin, he rendered its name as Hispaniola.
‘Elections must be held as soon as possible,’ Haiti PM says
Haiti has postponed elections scheduled for November, despite pressure from the international community.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he will set new dates soon - but this is now the fourth time the election has been postponed.
With growing instability in the country, many Haitians say security is their main concern.
Al Jazeera’s Andy Gallacher reports.
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#Haiti #HaitiElection #ArielHenry
published: 30 Sep 2021
Haiti's Henry urges elections amid calls for transition government • FRANCE 24 English
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Monday called for renewed efforts to organise #elections in the Caribbean nation as his adversaries push for the creation of a transition government to tackle escalating gang #violence. #Haiti
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Haiti - Elections
(18 Dec 1995) T/I: 10:43:01
STORY: ELECTIONS
LOCATION: HAITI
DATE: 17 DECEMBER 1995
DURATION: 2.04
Preval heads for presidency in low-key poll
Haitians went to the polls on Sunday (17/12) to elect a successor to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Turnout was low and balloting proceeded calmly, without violence. Rene Preval, 52, a former prime minister under Aristide, who was ousted in a 1991 coup, was expected to win the 14-candidate presidential race. Official returns were not expected until the new year. The vote marks the first
time in Haiti that one democratically elected official will be replaced by another. Observers hoped the process would help to solidify democracy in the Caribbean island nation.
SHOWS:
(HAITI, 17/12) Preval voting. Preval...
published: 21 Jul 2015
Haiti elections: Campaigning begins for October rerun presidential elections
Haiti's election commission has announced a $55,000,000 budget for the do-over presidential elections scheduled for October 9.
The vote will end nearly a year of confusion caused by several postponed votes.
Al Jazeera’s Daniel Schweimler reports from capital, Port-au-Prince.
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published: 24 Aug 2016
HAITI: JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE WINS ELECTIONS
(27 Nov 2000) French/Nat
Jean-Bertrand Aristide's victory in Sunday's presidential elections in Haiti has been shunned as a farce by opposition parties who boycotted the vote.
They claim Aristide has no mandate to govern because most Haitians chose not to vote.
Aristide, however, met the accusations with defiance, insisting he was the victor.
With an opposition intent on consolidating their efforts to build a credible alternative to Aristide, it seems Haiti's floundering democracy could remain locked in a fight for power that has stunted development and foreign aid.
The outcome of the elections has left a bad taste in the opposition's mouths.
A coalition of all major opposition parties had urged voters to shun the polls.
However, the electoral council disputed their claims of a low...
published: 23 Jul 2015
Haitian Prime Minister calls for elections to be organised
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has called for renewed efforts to organise elections in the Caribbean nation. This as his adversaries push for the creation of a transition government to tackle escalating gang violence.
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published: 08 Feb 2022
Haiti appoints transition council for elections
(6 Feb 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Port au Prince, Haiti - 6 February 2023
1. Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti, and
Mirlande Manigat, member of the transition council walking into room
2. Members of the transition council, Calixte Fleuridor, Laurent Saint-Cyr, Manigat and President Henry
Henry and Manigat, standing for photo
3. Haiti and Manigat among officials
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti:
"It would not be acceptable for the state to ask a politician to go campaigning if the state cannot guarantee their security. They would worry about their own lives and of their supporters. It's not as simple as that."
5. Various of Henry during briefing
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti:
"(I celebrate) tha...
published: 11 Feb 2023
HAITI JOURNAL: Are Elections Possible in Haiti in 2015?
April 6th to April 19th is the registration period for candidates who will be participating in the upcoming elections in Haiti. But still, the question remains the same: Are elections possible in Haiti in 2015?
Guest:
James Pierre, Journalist and TV Producer
published: 14 Apr 2015
HAITI: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: UN MISSION CONTINUES
(15 Dec 1995) English/Nat
As the date approaches for the replacement of Jean Bertrand Aristide, the Haitian president remains as popular as ever - casting a cloud over the elections.
The election of a new leader on Sunday is part of the next step in the move to democracy, following the overthrow of Haiti's military rulers just over a year ago.
But Haitians and international observers fear a new leader may not be able to keep the country on track.
One year on, and the United Nations mission in Haiti is by no means over.
Here to oversee the fledgling democracy's transition to long term stability, they need still to ensure that all criteria for a fair election are met.
U-N helicopters have been distributing maps showing the Haitians exactly where the polling stations are.
...
published: 21 Jul 2015
Haitian PM In Power Until Fall Elections
NBC News correspondent Gabe Gutierrez and pro-democracy advocate Monique Clesca join Ayman to discuss the aftermath of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
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Haiti has postponed elections scheduled for November, despite pressure from the international community.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he will set new dates ...
Haiti has postponed elections scheduled for November, despite pressure from the international community.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he will set new dates soon - but this is now the fourth time the election has been postponed.
With growing instability in the country, many Haitians say security is their main concern.
Al Jazeera’s Andy Gallacher reports.
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#Haiti #HaitiElection #ArielHenry
Haiti has postponed elections scheduled for November, despite pressure from the international community.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he will set new dates soon - but this is now the fourth time the election has been postponed.
With growing instability in the country, many Haitians say security is their main concern.
Al Jazeera’s Andy Gallacher reports.
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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Monday called for renewed efforts to organise #elections in the Caribbean nation as his adversaries push for the creation ...
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(18 Dec 1995) T/I: 10:43:01
STORY: ELECTIONS
LOCATION: HAITI
DATE: 17 DECEMBER 1995
DURATION: 2.04
Preval heads for presidency i...
(18 Dec 1995) T/I: 10:43:01
STORY: ELECTIONS
LOCATION: HAITI
DATE: 17 DECEMBER 1995
DURATION: 2.04
Preval heads for presidency in low-key poll
Haitians went to the polls on Sunday (17/12) to elect a successor to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Turnout was low and balloting proceeded calmly, without violence. Rene Preval, 52, a former prime minister under Aristide, who was ousted in a 1991 coup, was expected to win the 14-candidate presidential race. Official returns were not expected until the new year. The vote marks the first
time in Haiti that one democratically elected official will be replaced by another. Observers hoped the process would help to solidify democracy in the Caribbean island nation.
SHOWS:
(HAITI, 17/12) Preval voting. Preval being escorted by security. Preval shoved into car. Banner outside reading Ti Rene Preziden. Preval saying: "This is the first time in history that a democratically elected president voted with a smile for his successor. This is the first time that elections run so smoothly." Ballot counting.
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(18 Dec 1995) T/I: 10:43:01
STORY: ELECTIONS
LOCATION: HAITI
DATE: 17 DECEMBER 1995
DURATION: 2.04
Preval heads for presidency in low-key poll
Haitians went to the polls on Sunday (17/12) to elect a successor to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Turnout was low and balloting proceeded calmly, without violence. Rene Preval, 52, a former prime minister under Aristide, who was ousted in a 1991 coup, was expected to win the 14-candidate presidential race. Official returns were not expected until the new year. The vote marks the first
time in Haiti that one democratically elected official will be replaced by another. Observers hoped the process would help to solidify democracy in the Caribbean island nation.
SHOWS:
(HAITI, 17/12) Preval voting. Preval being escorted by security. Preval shoved into car. Banner outside reading Ti Rene Preziden. Preval saying: "This is the first time in history that a democratically elected president voted with a smile for his successor. This is the first time that elections run so smoothly." Ballot counting.
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Haiti's election commission has announced a $55,000,000 budget for the do-over presidential elections scheduled for October 9.
The vote will end nearly a year...
Haiti's election commission has announced a $55,000,000 budget for the do-over presidential elections scheduled for October 9.
The vote will end nearly a year of confusion caused by several postponed votes.
Al Jazeera’s Daniel Schweimler reports from capital, Port-au-Prince.
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Haiti's election commission has announced a $55,000,000 budget for the do-over presidential elections scheduled for October 9.
The vote will end nearly a year of confusion caused by several postponed votes.
Al Jazeera’s Daniel Schweimler reports from capital, Port-au-Prince.
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(27 Nov 2000) French/Nat
Jean-Bertrand Aristide's victory in Sunday's presidential elections in Haiti has been shunned as a farce by opposition parties who bo...
(27 Nov 2000) French/Nat
Jean-Bertrand Aristide's victory in Sunday's presidential elections in Haiti has been shunned as a farce by opposition parties who boycotted the vote.
They claim Aristide has no mandate to govern because most Haitians chose not to vote.
Aristide, however, met the accusations with defiance, insisting he was the victor.
With an opposition intent on consolidating their efforts to build a credible alternative to Aristide, it seems Haiti's floundering democracy could remain locked in a fight for power that has stunted development and foreign aid.
The outcome of the elections has left a bad taste in the opposition's mouths.
A coalition of all major opposition parties had urged voters to shun the polls.
However, the electoral council disputed their claims of a low turnout and said that 60 and a half percent of more than four (M) million registered voters participated.
The opposition was quick to point out that the council is predominated by Aristide's supporters.
Former Port-au-Prince mayor Evans Paul was scathing about the election process.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"The U-S government is responsible for the situation in Haiti. We say that the U-S government is responsible because of its complacency towards Aristide. Aristide is not a democrat, he's a dictator."
SUPER CAPTION: Evans Paul, opposition figure
Paul also claimed ballot boxes had been filled up beforehand, which is why polling stations closed early.
Aristide confronts a mammoth task in keeping his election pledge of "Peace of mind, peace in the belly" in the Caribbean nation where most of the eight (M) million people are unemployed and illiterate.
Haiti's traditional aid donors - the U-S, France, Canada, Europe and the Organisation of American States - have warned that a disputed presidential election could raise questions about the legitimacy of Aristide's government.
But despite increasing pressure, Aristide remained defiant.
SOUNDBITE: (French Creole)
"The world can see this event two ways: either as a glass half empty or, as we see it, a glass half full."
SUPER CAPTION: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti
Independent observer groups watched Haiti's dubious democratic process with the hope that an opposition would emerge.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I agree with you that we need to have an opposition to have a democratic process with integrity and it's our hope that with the help of people here who understand what it means that we can see that coming from the political class as well."
SUPER CAPTION: Melinda Myers, Global Exchange, NGO observer group
In a possible sign that the international community was prepared to give Aristide a chance, U-N spokesman Fred Eckhard welcomed the fact the elections went ahead as planned and that there was relatively little violence.
Many say Aristide's victory was a foregone conclusion after the opposition parties boycotted the process since May and as he ran against six unknowns who were too afraid to campaign.
Several AP reporters were unable to find any voters Sunday who said they had voted for any of Aristide's opponents.
Aristide, Haiti's first freely elected president, was toppled in a 1991 military coup and restored to power after a U-S-led invasion in 1994.
Forced out in 1996 by a constitutional ban on consecutive terms, he handed power to his handpicked successor, Rene Preval.
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(27 Nov 2000) French/Nat
Jean-Bertrand Aristide's victory in Sunday's presidential elections in Haiti has been shunned as a farce by opposition parties who boycotted the vote.
They claim Aristide has no mandate to govern because most Haitians chose not to vote.
Aristide, however, met the accusations with defiance, insisting he was the victor.
With an opposition intent on consolidating their efforts to build a credible alternative to Aristide, it seems Haiti's floundering democracy could remain locked in a fight for power that has stunted development and foreign aid.
The outcome of the elections has left a bad taste in the opposition's mouths.
A coalition of all major opposition parties had urged voters to shun the polls.
However, the electoral council disputed their claims of a low turnout and said that 60 and a half percent of more than four (M) million registered voters participated.
The opposition was quick to point out that the council is predominated by Aristide's supporters.
Former Port-au-Prince mayor Evans Paul was scathing about the election process.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"The U-S government is responsible for the situation in Haiti. We say that the U-S government is responsible because of its complacency towards Aristide. Aristide is not a democrat, he's a dictator."
SUPER CAPTION: Evans Paul, opposition figure
Paul also claimed ballot boxes had been filled up beforehand, which is why polling stations closed early.
Aristide confronts a mammoth task in keeping his election pledge of "Peace of mind, peace in the belly" in the Caribbean nation where most of the eight (M) million people are unemployed and illiterate.
Haiti's traditional aid donors - the U-S, France, Canada, Europe and the Organisation of American States - have warned that a disputed presidential election could raise questions about the legitimacy of Aristide's government.
But despite increasing pressure, Aristide remained defiant.
SOUNDBITE: (French Creole)
"The world can see this event two ways: either as a glass half empty or, as we see it, a glass half full."
SUPER CAPTION: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti
Independent observer groups watched Haiti's dubious democratic process with the hope that an opposition would emerge.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I agree with you that we need to have an opposition to have a democratic process with integrity and it's our hope that with the help of people here who understand what it means that we can see that coming from the political class as well."
SUPER CAPTION: Melinda Myers, Global Exchange, NGO observer group
In a possible sign that the international community was prepared to give Aristide a chance, U-N spokesman Fred Eckhard welcomed the fact the elections went ahead as planned and that there was relatively little violence.
Many say Aristide's victory was a foregone conclusion after the opposition parties boycotted the process since May and as he ran against six unknowns who were too afraid to campaign.
Several AP reporters were unable to find any voters Sunday who said they had voted for any of Aristide's opponents.
Aristide, Haiti's first freely elected president, was toppled in a 1991 military coup and restored to power after a U-S-led invasion in 1994.
Forced out in 1996 by a constitutional ban on consecutive terms, he handed power to his handpicked successor, Rene Preval.
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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has called for renewed efforts to organise elections in the Caribbean nation. This as his adversaries push for the creation o...
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has called for renewed efforts to organise elections in the Caribbean nation. This as his adversaries push for the creation of a transition government to tackle escalating gang violence.
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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has called for renewed efforts to organise elections in the Caribbean nation. This as his adversaries push for the creation of a transition government to tackle escalating gang violence.
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(6 Feb 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Port au Prince, Haiti - 6 February 2023
1. Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti, and
Mirlande Manig...
(6 Feb 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Port au Prince, Haiti - 6 February 2023
1. Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti, and
Mirlande Manigat, member of the transition council walking into room
2. Members of the transition council, Calixte Fleuridor, Laurent Saint-Cyr, Manigat and President Henry
Henry and Manigat, standing for photo
3. Haiti and Manigat among officials
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti:
"It would not be acceptable for the state to ask a politician to go campaigning if the state cannot guarantee their security. They would worry about their own lives and of their supporters. It's not as simple as that."
5. Various of Henry during briefing
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti:
"(I celebrate) that the parties reached a national consensus, and gave their unanimous support to the request for assistance from a specialized force presented by the government to the international community to accompany the national police of Haiti in the fight against gangs. Some countries have expressed their desire to participate in this multinational force and I have good reason to hope that this solidarity will materialize."
7. Officials listening to speech
8. Officials
9. Henry leaving room
STORYLINE:
Haiti’s prime minister on Monday formally appointed a transition council charged with ensuring that long-awaited general elections are held in a country with no democratically elected institutions.
While many doubt the creation of the council will help the government hold elections this year as envisioned, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said it was a significant step toward that goal.
Haiti has failed to hold elections since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, with Henry assuming power shortly afterward amid ongoing promises that his administration would do so.
He said candidates could not produce a campaign under the current circumstances and thanked for the multinational efforts to regain security conditions in Haiti.
In early January, the terms of the remaining 10 senators expired, with no elected officials currently in place for a country of more than 11 million people.
Henry called on all Haitians to unite and fight for change as the country continues to spiral, with poverty and hunger deepening and violence spiking.
The prime minister also thanked the council’s three members for agreeing to join the government.
The council’s three members are Calixte Fleuridor with Haiti’s Protestant Federation, who represents civil society; Mirlande Manigat, a law professor and former first lady and presidential candidate, who represents political parties; and Laurent Saint-Cyr, Haiti’s Chamber of Commerce president, who represents the private sector.
The council will also be responsible for working with government officials to reform Haiti’s constitution, implement economic reforms and reduce violence as gangs continue to grow more powerful since the presidential assassination, leading to a rise in killings, kidnappings and rapes.
The High Transition Council, as it’s known, will also choose the members of a provisional electoral council that needs to be in place before election planning begins.
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(6 Feb 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Port au Prince, Haiti - 6 February 2023
1. Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti, and
Mirlande Manigat, member of the transition council walking into room
2. Members of the transition council, Calixte Fleuridor, Laurent Saint-Cyr, Manigat and President Henry
Henry and Manigat, standing for photo
3. Haiti and Manigat among officials
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti:
"It would not be acceptable for the state to ask a politician to go campaigning if the state cannot guarantee their security. They would worry about their own lives and of their supporters. It's not as simple as that."
5. Various of Henry during briefing
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti:
"(I celebrate) that the parties reached a national consensus, and gave their unanimous support to the request for assistance from a specialized force presented by the government to the international community to accompany the national police of Haiti in the fight against gangs. Some countries have expressed their desire to participate in this multinational force and I have good reason to hope that this solidarity will materialize."
7. Officials listening to speech
8. Officials
9. Henry leaving room
STORYLINE:
Haiti’s prime minister on Monday formally appointed a transition council charged with ensuring that long-awaited general elections are held in a country with no democratically elected institutions.
While many doubt the creation of the council will help the government hold elections this year as envisioned, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said it was a significant step toward that goal.
Haiti has failed to hold elections since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, with Henry assuming power shortly afterward amid ongoing promises that his administration would do so.
He said candidates could not produce a campaign under the current circumstances and thanked for the multinational efforts to regain security conditions in Haiti.
In early January, the terms of the remaining 10 senators expired, with no elected officials currently in place for a country of more than 11 million people.
Henry called on all Haitians to unite and fight for change as the country continues to spiral, with poverty and hunger deepening and violence spiking.
The prime minister also thanked the council’s three members for agreeing to join the government.
The council’s three members are Calixte Fleuridor with Haiti’s Protestant Federation, who represents civil society; Mirlande Manigat, a law professor and former first lady and presidential candidate, who represents political parties; and Laurent Saint-Cyr, Haiti’s Chamber of Commerce president, who represents the private sector.
The council will also be responsible for working with government officials to reform Haiti’s constitution, implement economic reforms and reduce violence as gangs continue to grow more powerful since the presidential assassination, leading to a rise in killings, kidnappings and rapes.
The High Transition Council, as it’s known, will also choose the members of a provisional electoral council that needs to be in place before election planning begins.
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April 6th to April 19th is the registration period for candidates who will be participating in the upcoming elections in Haiti. But still, the question remains...
April 6th to April 19th is the registration period for candidates who will be participating in the upcoming elections in Haiti. But still, the question remains the same: Are elections possible in Haiti in 2015?
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April 6th to April 19th is the registration period for candidates who will be participating in the upcoming elections in Haiti. But still, the question remains the same: Are elections possible in Haiti in 2015?
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James Pierre, Journalist and TV Producer
(15 Dec 1995) English/Nat
As the date approaches for the replacement of Jean Bertrand Aristide, the Haitian president remains as popular as ever - casting a ...
(15 Dec 1995) English/Nat
As the date approaches for the replacement of Jean Bertrand Aristide, the Haitian president remains as popular as ever - casting a cloud over the elections.
The election of a new leader on Sunday is part of the next step in the move to democracy, following the overthrow of Haiti's military rulers just over a year ago.
But Haitians and international observers fear a new leader may not be able to keep the country on track.
One year on, and the United Nations mission in Haiti is by no means over.
Here to oversee the fledgling democracy's transition to long term stability, they need still to ensure that all criteria for a fair election are met.
U-N helicopters have been distributing maps showing the Haitians exactly where the polling stations are.
Haiti's presidential campaign seems to be fizzling out, overshadowed by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his supporters' calls for him to stay in power.
Aristide's ambivalence about surrendering power, as required by the constitution, has confused his supporters.
It also has split Aristide's Lavalas movement and reportedly led to a rift between Aristide and the man seen as his heir apparent, Lavalas presidential candidate Rene Preval.
He was busy attending a rally to try to improve his chances in Sunday's poll.
Haiti is one of the world's smallest and poorest nations.
Exploited and brutalised by a succession of dictators, its seven (m) million people have the lowest per capita income in the western hemisphere and suffer 80 percent illiteracy and 80 percent unemployment.
Life in Haiti has improved although political assassinations and violence continue to plague the island.
Aristide was the only democratically elected president to launch a series of reforms to aid his people.
A new man will replace him in 1996 but the attitude on the streets is still in favour of the current president.
SOUNDBITE: (Creole)
"I want Aristide to remain the leader."
SUPERCAPTION : Voxpop
SOUNDBITE: (Creole)
"Aristide should stay."
SUPERCAPTION : Voxpop
Unfortunately, the squabbling is doing nothing to relieve the country of crippling debt and poverty.
As the situation deteriorates it can only be of benefit to the bands of paramilitaries that still wander the country.
The authorities are worried about violence at the weekend as disputes have already deteriorated into bloodshed.
Aristide has already accused the international community of doing little to help the Haitian economy and of failing to disarm paramilitary opponents.
A spokesman for the U-S embassy said that security measures would be taken in the run up to the elections.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"The United Nations has what we believe to be a very effective measures to provide security for these elections to provide security for the candidates in the run up period to the elections and on December seventeenth itself."
SUPERCAPTION: U-S Embassy spokesman Stan Schraeger
Aristide's call for disarming paramilitary opponents reflects a growing concern in Haiti.
The paramilitary remains at large at a time when the multinational army that forced coup leaders' surrender and restored Aristide to power a year ago plans to withdraw.
The pullout is scheduled for after the February 7 inauguration of a new president.
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As the date approaches for the replacement of Jean Bertrand Aristide, the Haitian president remains as popular as ever - casting a cloud over the elections.
The election of a new leader on Sunday is part of the next step in the move to democracy, following the overthrow of Haiti's military rulers just over a year ago.
But Haitians and international observers fear a new leader may not be able to keep the country on track.
One year on, and the United Nations mission in Haiti is by no means over.
Here to oversee the fledgling democracy's transition to long term stability, they need still to ensure that all criteria for a fair election are met.
U-N helicopters have been distributing maps showing the Haitians exactly where the polling stations are.
Haiti's presidential campaign seems to be fizzling out, overshadowed by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his supporters' calls for him to stay in power.
Aristide's ambivalence about surrendering power, as required by the constitution, has confused his supporters.
It also has split Aristide's Lavalas movement and reportedly led to a rift between Aristide and the man seen as his heir apparent, Lavalas presidential candidate Rene Preval.
He was busy attending a rally to try to improve his chances in Sunday's poll.
Haiti is one of the world's smallest and poorest nations.
Exploited and brutalised by a succession of dictators, its seven (m) million people have the lowest per capita income in the western hemisphere and suffer 80 percent illiteracy and 80 percent unemployment.
Life in Haiti has improved although political assassinations and violence continue to plague the island.
Aristide was the only democratically elected president to launch a series of reforms to aid his people.
A new man will replace him in 1996 but the attitude on the streets is still in favour of the current president.
SOUNDBITE: (Creole)
"I want Aristide to remain the leader."
SUPERCAPTION : Voxpop
SOUNDBITE: (Creole)
"Aristide should stay."
SUPERCAPTION : Voxpop
Unfortunately, the squabbling is doing nothing to relieve the country of crippling debt and poverty.
As the situation deteriorates it can only be of benefit to the bands of paramilitaries that still wander the country.
The authorities are worried about violence at the weekend as disputes have already deteriorated into bloodshed.
Aristide has already accused the international community of doing little to help the Haitian economy and of failing to disarm paramilitary opponents.
A spokesman for the U-S embassy said that security measures would be taken in the run up to the elections.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"The United Nations has what we believe to be a very effective measures to provide security for these elections to provide security for the candidates in the run up period to the elections and on December seventeenth itself."
SUPERCAPTION: U-S Embassy spokesman Stan Schraeger
Aristide's call for disarming paramilitary opponents reflects a growing concern in Haiti.
The paramilitary remains at large at a time when the multinational army that forced coup leaders' surrender and restored Aristide to power a year ago plans to withdraw.
The pullout is scheduled for after the February 7 inauguration of a new president.
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NBC News correspondent Gabe Gutierrez and pro-democracy advocate Monique Clesca join Ayman to discuss the aftermath of the assassination of Haitian President Jo...
NBC News correspondent Gabe Gutierrez and pro-democracy advocate Monique Clesca join Ayman to discuss the aftermath of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
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Haiti has postponed elections scheduled for November, despite pressure from the international community.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he will set new dates soon - but this is now the fourth time the election has been postponed.
With growing instability in the country, many Haitians say security is their main concern.
Al Jazeera’s Andy Gallacher reports.
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(18 Dec 1995) T/I: 10:43:01
STORY: ELECTIONS
LOCATION: HAITI
DATE: 17 DECEMBER 1995
DURATION: 2.04
Preval heads for presidency in low-key poll
Haitians went to the polls on Sunday (17/12) to elect a successor to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Turnout was low and balloting proceeded calmly, without violence. Rene Preval, 52, a former prime minister under Aristide, who was ousted in a 1991 coup, was expected to win the 14-candidate presidential race. Official returns were not expected until the new year. The vote marks the first
time in Haiti that one democratically elected official will be replaced by another. Observers hoped the process would help to solidify democracy in the Caribbean island nation.
SHOWS:
(HAITI, 17/12) Preval voting. Preval being escorted by security. Preval shoved into car. Banner outside reading Ti Rene Preziden. Preval saying: "This is the first time in history that a democratically elected president voted with a smile for his successor. This is the first time that elections run so smoothly." Ballot counting.
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Haiti's election commission has announced a $55,000,000 budget for the do-over presidential elections scheduled for October 9.
The vote will end nearly a year of confusion caused by several postponed votes.
Al Jazeera’s Daniel Schweimler reports from capital, Port-au-Prince.
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(27 Nov 2000) French/Nat
Jean-Bertrand Aristide's victory in Sunday's presidential elections in Haiti has been shunned as a farce by opposition parties who boycotted the vote.
They claim Aristide has no mandate to govern because most Haitians chose not to vote.
Aristide, however, met the accusations with defiance, insisting he was the victor.
With an opposition intent on consolidating their efforts to build a credible alternative to Aristide, it seems Haiti's floundering democracy could remain locked in a fight for power that has stunted development and foreign aid.
The outcome of the elections has left a bad taste in the opposition's mouths.
A coalition of all major opposition parties had urged voters to shun the polls.
However, the electoral council disputed their claims of a low turnout and said that 60 and a half percent of more than four (M) million registered voters participated.
The opposition was quick to point out that the council is predominated by Aristide's supporters.
Former Port-au-Prince mayor Evans Paul was scathing about the election process.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"The U-S government is responsible for the situation in Haiti. We say that the U-S government is responsible because of its complacency towards Aristide. Aristide is not a democrat, he's a dictator."
SUPER CAPTION: Evans Paul, opposition figure
Paul also claimed ballot boxes had been filled up beforehand, which is why polling stations closed early.
Aristide confronts a mammoth task in keeping his election pledge of "Peace of mind, peace in the belly" in the Caribbean nation where most of the eight (M) million people are unemployed and illiterate.
Haiti's traditional aid donors - the U-S, France, Canada, Europe and the Organisation of American States - have warned that a disputed presidential election could raise questions about the legitimacy of Aristide's government.
But despite increasing pressure, Aristide remained defiant.
SOUNDBITE: (French Creole)
"The world can see this event two ways: either as a glass half empty or, as we see it, a glass half full."
SUPER CAPTION: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti
Independent observer groups watched Haiti's dubious democratic process with the hope that an opposition would emerge.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I agree with you that we need to have an opposition to have a democratic process with integrity and it's our hope that with the help of people here who understand what it means that we can see that coming from the political class as well."
SUPER CAPTION: Melinda Myers, Global Exchange, NGO observer group
In a possible sign that the international community was prepared to give Aristide a chance, U-N spokesman Fred Eckhard welcomed the fact the elections went ahead as planned and that there was relatively little violence.
Many say Aristide's victory was a foregone conclusion after the opposition parties boycotted the process since May and as he ran against six unknowns who were too afraid to campaign.
Several AP reporters were unable to find any voters Sunday who said they had voted for any of Aristide's opponents.
Aristide, Haiti's first freely elected president, was toppled in a 1991 military coup and restored to power after a U-S-led invasion in 1994.
Forced out in 1996 by a constitutional ban on consecutive terms, he handed power to his handpicked successor, Rene Preval.
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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has called for renewed efforts to organise elections in the Caribbean nation. This as his adversaries push for the creation of a transition government to tackle escalating gang violence.
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(6 Feb 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Port au Prince, Haiti - 6 February 2023
1. Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti, and
Mirlande Manigat, member of the transition council walking into room
2. Members of the transition council, Calixte Fleuridor, Laurent Saint-Cyr, Manigat and President Henry
Henry and Manigat, standing for photo
3. Haiti and Manigat among officials
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti:
"It would not be acceptable for the state to ask a politician to go campaigning if the state cannot guarantee their security. They would worry about their own lives and of their supporters. It's not as simple as that."
5. Various of Henry during briefing
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti:
"(I celebrate) that the parties reached a national consensus, and gave their unanimous support to the request for assistance from a specialized force presented by the government to the international community to accompany the national police of Haiti in the fight against gangs. Some countries have expressed their desire to participate in this multinational force and I have good reason to hope that this solidarity will materialize."
7. Officials listening to speech
8. Officials
9. Henry leaving room
STORYLINE:
Haiti’s prime minister on Monday formally appointed a transition council charged with ensuring that long-awaited general elections are held in a country with no democratically elected institutions.
While many doubt the creation of the council will help the government hold elections this year as envisioned, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said it was a significant step toward that goal.
Haiti has failed to hold elections since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, with Henry assuming power shortly afterward amid ongoing promises that his administration would do so.
He said candidates could not produce a campaign under the current circumstances and thanked for the multinational efforts to regain security conditions in Haiti.
In early January, the terms of the remaining 10 senators expired, with no elected officials currently in place for a country of more than 11 million people.
Henry called on all Haitians to unite and fight for change as the country continues to spiral, with poverty and hunger deepening and violence spiking.
The prime minister also thanked the council’s three members for agreeing to join the government.
The council’s three members are Calixte Fleuridor with Haiti’s Protestant Federation, who represents civil society; Mirlande Manigat, a law professor and former first lady and presidential candidate, who represents political parties; and Laurent Saint-Cyr, Haiti’s Chamber of Commerce president, who represents the private sector.
The council will also be responsible for working with government officials to reform Haiti’s constitution, implement economic reforms and reduce violence as gangs continue to grow more powerful since the presidential assassination, leading to a rise in killings, kidnappings and rapes.
The High Transition Council, as it’s known, will also choose the members of a provisional electoral council that needs to be in place before election planning begins.
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April 6th to April 19th is the registration period for candidates who will be participating in the upcoming elections in Haiti. But still, the question remains the same: Are elections possible in Haiti in 2015?
Guest:
James Pierre, Journalist and TV Producer
(15 Dec 1995) English/Nat
As the date approaches for the replacement of Jean Bertrand Aristide, the Haitian president remains as popular as ever - casting a cloud over the elections.
The election of a new leader on Sunday is part of the next step in the move to democracy, following the overthrow of Haiti's military rulers just over a year ago.
But Haitians and international observers fear a new leader may not be able to keep the country on track.
One year on, and the United Nations mission in Haiti is by no means over.
Here to oversee the fledgling democracy's transition to long term stability, they need still to ensure that all criteria for a fair election are met.
U-N helicopters have been distributing maps showing the Haitians exactly where the polling stations are.
Haiti's presidential campaign seems to be fizzling out, overshadowed by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his supporters' calls for him to stay in power.
Aristide's ambivalence about surrendering power, as required by the constitution, has confused his supporters.
It also has split Aristide's Lavalas movement and reportedly led to a rift between Aristide and the man seen as his heir apparent, Lavalas presidential candidate Rene Preval.
He was busy attending a rally to try to improve his chances in Sunday's poll.
Haiti is one of the world's smallest and poorest nations.
Exploited and brutalised by a succession of dictators, its seven (m) million people have the lowest per capita income in the western hemisphere and suffer 80 percent illiteracy and 80 percent unemployment.
Life in Haiti has improved although political assassinations and violence continue to plague the island.
Aristide was the only democratically elected president to launch a series of reforms to aid his people.
A new man will replace him in 1996 but the attitude on the streets is still in favour of the current president.
SOUNDBITE: (Creole)
"I want Aristide to remain the leader."
SUPERCAPTION : Voxpop
SOUNDBITE: (Creole)
"Aristide should stay."
SUPERCAPTION : Voxpop
Unfortunately, the squabbling is doing nothing to relieve the country of crippling debt and poverty.
As the situation deteriorates it can only be of benefit to the bands of paramilitaries that still wander the country.
The authorities are worried about violence at the weekend as disputes have already deteriorated into bloodshed.
Aristide has already accused the international community of doing little to help the Haitian economy and of failing to disarm paramilitary opponents.
A spokesman for the U-S embassy said that security measures would be taken in the run up to the elections.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"The United Nations has what we believe to be a very effective measures to provide security for these elections to provide security for the candidates in the run up period to the elections and on December seventeenth itself."
SUPERCAPTION: U-S Embassy spokesman Stan Schraeger
Aristide's call for disarming paramilitary opponents reflects a growing concern in Haiti.
The paramilitary remains at large at a time when the multinational army that forced coup leaders' surrender and restored Aristide to power a year ago plans to withdraw.
The pullout is scheduled for after the February 7 inauguration of a new president.
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Elections, delayed after a political impasse, are planned to be held for both the Presidency and Parliament in 2015.
2010-2011 elections
The latest presidential election took place on November 28, 2010, with a run-off election taking place on March 20, 2011.
No candidate received a majority of the vote cast in the first-round election. A second round was scheduled for March 20, 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.
Given the weak and controversial elections Haiti has endured in recent cycles, the new government and its international supporters will need to focus on creating ...