Haiti - Politic : The United States suspend their assistance for elections in Haiti
Suggested Monday in the words of US Ambassador accredited to Haiti Peter F. Mulrean, https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-17792-haiti-elections-the-cieve-recommends-disabling-all-cin-of-haiti.html , US State Department officially confirmed it Thursday, July 7, the United States suspended their assistance to complete the presidential election process. A decision that knows that the Haitian Government since July 1 but it refrained from communicating on the subject.
Thursday, John Kirby, the State Department spokesman announced at a press briefing that the United States informed Haiti of the decision on 1 July, that the United States "has suspended its assistance toward the completion of the presidential electoral process [...] We did not plan funding for two more electoral rounds in 2016 and 2017," stressing that this decision is not a signal of "reduction in U.S. support for the development of Haiti."
The United States contributed $ 33 million to the electoral cycle in Haiti that started in 2015 [Note HL: on a budget of 66.5 million]. The new 2016-2017 electoral costs amounted to $55 million https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-17593-haiti-flash-the-commission-recommends-to-redo-the-presidential-election.html Léopold Berlanger, President of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) had stated that the elections will cost $ 55 million, adding that "It is the responsibility of the State to provide these resources," hoping that the state will disburse funds on time to enable the CEP to fulfill its obligations...
