Jude Célestin ready to meet Martelly but...

Friday, Gérald Germain, the Political Adviser to the presidential candidate of LAPEH, confirmed that Jude Célestin would be ready to meet President Michel Martelly but without the presence of Jovenel Moïse. Adding that Jude Célestin had been informed of the invitation of the Head of State on social networks...

«The country is a victim of the CEP» dixit L. Lamothe

Friday, the former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe speaking about the CEP declared "When I was PM, I was among those who encouraged the elections. However, the CEP is working on remote control, the flaws that the CEP has, candidates can not be held responsible. The country is a victim of this Electoral Council, since the first day I denounced the arbitrary actions of the Council [...]"

75 millions Gourdes for political parties

A fund of 75 million gourdes is available to political parties "37.5 million for the presidential, 15 million for senatorial and 22.5 million gourdes for elections of deputies," informed Roody Stanley Penn, the Spokesman of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP).

The holding of the National Assembly is not a priority

According to the Senator Wesner Polycarpe, after having established its bureau, the preoccupation of the Senate is not the holding of the National Assembly "Our concern at this time is January 24, the date fixed for the holding of the second round of the presidential elections and of partial legislative and February 7, 2016," indicating that the National Assembly will be scheduled based on the popular agenda and of the street...

List of 10 national organizations

The Provisional Electoral Council, in accordance with the Electoral Decree of March 2, 2015, publishes the list of national electoral observation organizations, empowered to monitor the voting on 24 January 2016. The criteria applied to the publication of this new list have been as follows : Be legally recognized; Having experience in the field of election observation; Having produced a report on the progress of the last election observed.

List of approved organizations :

1. Conseil National d'Observation Électorale (CNO)

2. Centre d'Observation et de Formation Électorale (COFE)

3. Coalition de la Jeunesse Haïtienne pour l’Intégration (COJHIT)

4. Collectif 4 décembre

5. Conseil Haïtien des Acteurs Non Étatiques (CONHANE)

6. Institut Mobile d'Éducation Démocratique (IMED)

7. Justice et Paix

8. Plateforme des Organisations Haïtiennes des Droits Humains (POHOH)

9. Observatoire Citoyen pour l’Institutionnalisation de la Démocratie (OCID)

10. Réseau National de Défense des Droits Humains (RNDDH)

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