PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Sept 8, CMC – The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), says just over half a million voters have been registered across the country as preparations continue for the elections to be held in December this year.
The first round of long-awaited presidential and legislative elections, alongside a constitutional referendum are scheduled for December 13, marking the first time Haitians will be casting ballots since 2016 when President Jovenel Moise was elected. Moise was later assassinated on July 7,2021.
The CEP said that as of September 6, this year, 506,953 persons had been registered since the registration process began on July 20, 2026. The figure represents 12.6 per cent of the CEP’s target of registering four million voters by the October 13, deadline.
The CEP said that 2,761 operators are currently active in the field and that the logistical infrastructure consists of 1,418 registration centers, of which 1,271 are directly operational.
(Details in Politics section)
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