The MOPOD withdraws from the race

"The terrible conditions of organization of the elections, the massive fraud that characterized the elections do not allow me to assess the level of readiness of the electorate," writes Samuel Madistin, candidate for the 2015 presidential for MOPOD [arrived 10th, with 13.656 votes, 0.88% of the electorate], saying that "The electoral process was relaunched with a lot of precipitation, jeopardizing its chances of success. It is inconceivable to have denounced a fraudulent electoral process through an independent commission of evaluation and electoral verification and to proceed anyway [...] this forces me to withdraw my candidacy."

The minority group in the Senate accuses

Senators Youri Latortue and Carl Murat Cantave in particular, have pointed to the National Palace and the PNH for the climate of intimidation created just outside the Parliament by Popular Organizations in majority Lavalas, according to them to force them to vote in favor of extending the mandate of Privert. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-17803-haiti-news-zapping-politics.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-17793-haiti-news-electoral-zapping.html

Me André Michel throws in the towel

Me André Michel candidate for the presidency of the platform "JISTIS" [arrived 40th with 1,272 votes, 0.08% of the electorate] in a letter to Léopold Berlanger, President of CEP wrote "[...] today, despite the position of my supporters asking me to confirm my candidacy, I realize, for my part that my job is first and foremost to work to the rally of the democratic and popular sector, condition 'sine qua non' for the triumph of ideas and the project of my political family [...] I inform you that I would not participate in the presidential election on October 9, 2016 [...]"

Incident of Parliament, the Minister of Justice denounces...

Me. Camille Junior Edouard, Minister of Justice and Public Security, strongly condemns this dishonest act that disrupted a working session of parliament and instructed the Director General a.i. of the National Police to conduct an investigation to determine responsibilities and identify the perpetrators of this attack.

Jude Célestin does not give carte blanche to the CEP

Jude Célestin (LAPEH) spoke in favor of the holding of real elections, adding that the confirmation of his candidature should not be seen as a blank check given to the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP).

Mario Andresol abandons

Mario Andresol independent candidate in the 2015 presidential election [arrived 15th, 7,251 votes, 046% of the electorate], which has not confirmed his candidacy declared "[...] for personal and family reasons, I decided to take a step back to see how things evolve. I reflect on my political future. The period will be long. There will be a second round, at that time I could support a candidate but for now..."

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