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Elections in Haiti (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Oct. 20, 2015
Report Number IN10377
Report Type Insight
Authors Taft-Morales, Maureen
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Haiti is in the midst of a national election cycle to fill all 119 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, 20 seats in the 30-seat Senate, and most municipal offices--and to elect a new president. The next round of elections is scheduled for October 25. A runoff date for some of the seats is scheduled for December 27, 2015. Elections in Haiti have generally increased political tension in the short term, and reduced them in the long term, and this election cycle is no exception to that trend. The United States is providing electoral assistance to Haiti and has encouraged Haiti to carry out the elections as scheduled.