Haitian Politics

Politics in Haiti is such a mess these days that the news of a new president of the Senate is "Ohh! By the way!" News... I mean, did you know that the senate was going to get together to hold an election?

A presidential poll (sondage) being discussed live on the air on Haitian Radio Signal FM Friday morning places candidate Jean Henry Ceant on top of the list with 54 percent... But there is only one problem... The percentage total adds up to 201 PERCENT...

Read this Press Release from the U.S. Department of State... Haiti Special Coordinator Kenneth Merten travels to Haiti, July 21, to further U.S. Government support for credible and fair elections in Haiti and to discuss the urgent need for elected representatives at all levels of government.

Haiti Elections Update -- President Jocemere Privert met with key players of the private sector to discuss how they can help in funding the October elections...

Haitian West department Senator Steven Benoit announced he will NOT run for re-election as Senator of the Republic. Steven Benoit wants to take a step back from politics for a while...

Haiti Elections Update - Interim president Jocelerme Privert, whose mandate expired since 14 June 2016, has called upon Haitian voters to go out and vote in the Elections scheduled for 09 October 2016...

Here is the list of 149 candidates who signed up online for 10 vacant senate seats in Haiti -- Voici la liste de 149 candidats pour 10 sièges vacants du Sénat en Haiti...

READ THIS... Haiti Elections Problems - Beside the United States decision NOT to finance the Haiti elecitons, they want a REFUND of all the unspent Dollars from the first Elections.

Leopold Berlanger, the president of the Electoral Council (CEP) is very surprised that the United States refuses to finance the Haiti elections do-over... Berlanger says: "We find it bizarre that they -- The United States -- don't want to support the democratic process."

Haitian Nord-Est Senator Jean Baptiste Bien-Aime who is up for re-election is promie 24-hour ELECTRICITY to his constituents if they only VOTE him back into the Senate...