HAITI: Presidential and Legislative Elections - Second Round
On March 20, Haiti will hold the second round of its presidential and parliamentary elections.
The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. In the Senate (Sénat) 30 members are elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve 6-year terms. In the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) 99 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.
For more information on this election, please visit the IFES Election Guide on Haiti's 2011 Elections here.
Wall Street Journal: Haiti Election Count Delayed
Haiti's election agency postponed announcing the preliminary results from the country's recent presidential run-off, saying higher turnout and fraud were delaying the count.
The Provisional Electoral Council said it would announce results of the March 20 election next Monday, a four-day delay from the original date of this Thursday.
To read the full text, please visit the Wall Street Journal.
Huffington Post: Women key to Haitian rebuilding
Voters in Haiti go to the polls on Sunday, March 20, 2011 to elect a new president and a new Parliament. Those elected will face daunting challenges as Haiti rebuilds itself: quake-related devastation, systemic poverty, ongoing crises in the delivery of basic services such as health care and education, and violence.
Against that backdrop, Haiti must have an elected government that can help guide reconstruction efforts and priorities for all Haitians. Women's views and voices must be heard in that process and must be part and parcel of those decisions. Women in Haiti have been greatly affected by the quake and must be able to effectively contribute their views, life experiences and perspectives to ongoing and critical debates about how to move forward.
To read the full article, please visit The Huffington Post.
Miami Herald: Right now, Haiti needs no election confusion
Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council made a tough call on Thursday to settle the dispute over which candidates should compete in a runoff election for the presidency — and it was doubtless the right call.
The selection of former first lady Mirlande Manigat as one of the candidates was a foregone conclusion — she was the undisputed front-runner in the first round of voting last November. The surprise came in the selection of Michel Martelly, a carnival singer known as “Sweet Micky” who came in third behind the government-backed candidate, Jude Célestin, when the official tally was announced last time around.
To read the full article, please visit The Miami Herald.
Wall Street Journal: Haiti Election Count Delayed
Haiti's election agency postponed announcing the preliminary results from the country's recent presidential run-off, saying higher turnout and fraud were delaying the count.
The Provisional Electoral Council said it would announce results of the March 20 election next Monday, a four-day delay from the original date of this Thursday.
To read the full text, please visit the Wall Street Journal.
Huffington Post: Women key to Haitian rebuilding
Voters in Haiti go to the polls on Sunday, March 20, 2011 to elect a new president and a new Parliament. Those elected will face daunting challenges as Haiti rebuilds itself: quake-related devastation, systemic poverty, ongoing crises in the delivery of basic services such as health care and education, and violence.
Against that backdrop, Haiti must have an elected government that can help guide reconstruction efforts and priorities for all Haitians. Women's views and voices must be heard in that process and must be part and parcel of those decisions. Women in Haiti have been greatly affected by the quake and must be able to effectively contribute their views, life experiences and perspectives to ongoing and critical debates about how to move forward.
To read the full article, please visit The Huffington Post.
Miami Herald: Right now, Haiti needs no election confusion
Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council made a tough call on Thursday to settle the dispute over which candidates should compete in a runoff election for the presidency — and it was doubtless the right call.
The selection of former first lady Mirlande Manigat as one of the candidates was a foregone conclusion — she was the undisputed front-runner in the first round of voting last November. The surprise came in the selection of Michel Martelly, a carnival singer known as “Sweet Micky” who came in third behind the government-backed candidate, Jude Célestin, when the official tally was announced last time around.
To read the full article, please visit The Miami Herald.