The elections in figures

The elections that should be held in August and December 2015, will allow to elect 6,000 officials at all levels, including 1,280 in local governments, 140 municipal councils, 139 seats in parliament and a new president.

Approximately 41,000 candidates are campaigning for elections: presidential, legislative, municipal and local. The elections it is also 6 million voters, 1,600 voting centers, 13,500 polling stations, 41,000 employee of polling station, 42,000 electoral kits and 60 million ballot.

The elections will cost 74.1 million dollars, whose 43 million have been received and engaged. It currently lacks 31.1 million which it distributed as follows: 4.3 million for the electoral participation and technical assistance to the National Archives, 4.3 million for transportation and logistics and 22.5 million for the electoral process.

Thomas Adams did not see a problem...

Thomas Adams, the Special Adviser to the US State Department for Haiti told front a congressional sub-committee, headed by Senator from Florida, Marco Rubio "We hope the elections will be held in early August (August 9) for all institutions can operate. There are people who think that there will be problems, I see no problem. There is a good argument for the elections are held in three rounds. It's really not for me to decide. It is to the Haitian people to decide. The United States did not vote in these elections, they do not support any candidate or group of candidates," adding that there was a strong chance that the elections take place in the scheduled dates.

"We would like the elections put an end to the political deadlock and accelerate reforms," said Marco Rubio for his part.

FLASH : $15.4M additional for the elections

Ambassador Rishchynski in New York, officially announced an additional contribution of 5 million Canadian dollars in support of elections in Haiti. In addition, the United States pledged to provide an additional contribution of $ 9 million, Brazil 1 million and Norway 400,000 US dollars. These additional funds of 14.4 million, will bring to $59 million the amount already available for the organization of elections (15.1 million are still missing).

"Zokiki", confident of winning the senatorial for West

Tuesday, the former Government Commissioner Jean Renel Senatus aka "Zokiki" Senate candidate for the West department, of the Party of the "League Dessalinienne" (LIDE #90) officially launched its election campaign. "I'm back for family, justice and security [...] My fight in Parliament will be for the recovery of justice, the protection of families and promoting safety,"wanting to be confident concerning his election he said "Every football match lasts 90 minutes. There will be no extension, because I will will, in the first round, the senatorial for the West department."

HL/ HaitiLibre