Following the strong rise in cases of Covid-19 and its variants and the number of deaths linked to the coronavirus in Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33918-haiti-flash-3rd-wave-already-more-than-2-500-cases-and-60-deaths.html and the renewal of the state of health emergency by the Executive on May 31, 2018 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33870-haiti-covid-state-of-health-emergency-renewed-for-15-days.html and after consultations with the authorities of the Ministry of Health and several meetings with the members of the scientific unit, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) is itself in the obligation to postpone "sine die" the constitutional referendum of June 27, 2021, announced in press release #11, Guylande Mesadieu, the President of the CEP. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33898-haiti-flash-the-covid-could-force-the-postponement-of-the-referendum-and-the-elections.html

"Consequently, a new calendar of referendum and electoral activities will be adopted and published by the Council after the recommendations of the health authorities and the technical opinions of the executives of the electoral institution."

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33918-haiti-flash-3rd-wave-already-more-than-2-500-cases-and-60-deaths.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33898-haiti-flash-the-covid-could-force-the-postponement-of-the-referendum-and-the-elections.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33877-haiti-flash-reinforced-state-of-alert-restrictions-and-anti-covid-measures.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33870-haiti-covid-state-of-health-emergency-renewed-for-15-days.html

HL/ HaitiLibre