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Haiti - Elections : Workshop «Electoral Manifestos and Political Communication»
23/05/2015 14:33:29

As part of the fifth mission of the project "Promotion of dialogue for democratic reform in Haiti" in Port-au-Prince from 24-26 May, funded by the European Union, Members of the Club of Madrid former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana and former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera will chair on May 26, the workshop "Electoral Manifestos and Political Communications".

The agenda also includes meetings with representatives of institutional sectors, political and private, including the President Martelly and the President of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), Pierre Louis Opont.

Haiti is facing the most complex and large-scale electoral process of its history with presidential, legislative and local elections to be held before the end of the year. The success of fair, transparent and inclusive elections will be crucial to resume democratic stability and order thus focusing all national attention and efforts on the fight against poverty and inequality.

Workshop agenda : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/CdM_Haiti_MissionV_Atelier.pdf (in french)

Sebastián Piñera and Andrés Pastrana, will lead the workshop (26th of May) along with South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, including a keynote speech from Pierre Louis Opont. They will present lessons learned in their own countries to the Haitian political actors with a double aim :

Support party reflection on strategies for developing electoral manifestos that will contribute to party branding, policy debates and an informed electorate
Provide insights and practical guidance on strategies for effective political communication

The mission’s agenda also includes bilateral meetings with key authorities of the country, including President Martelly and the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), as well as with relevant political leaders from parties Fanmi Lavalas, OPL, PHTK, private sector representatives and relevant international community actors (US, Core Group and Minustah).

HL/ HaitiLibre