Election

Former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe as well as the general public will not have to wait too long to see whether or not his candidacy for the presidency is serious. BED Ouest does not want to waist any time. The Secretary-Tresurer of BED West, Luther Eugène, just announced that the hearing for those challenging the candidacy of Laurent Lamothe will begin Monday, May 25, 2015.

It was the responsibility of the Haitian Parliament to decide whether the submission of discharge certificate issued by the Superior Court of Auditors and Administrative Disputes (CSCCA) is mandatory to allow former ministers to compete in elections. However, the former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, one important presumptive candidate for the presidential contest, could not provide that because of a defunct parliament. That could not stop the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) to decide unilaterally, barring him contesting the presidential election when they received the petition filed by Jean Nazaire Thidé, Coordinator of the party of radical opposition "JISTIS", challenging Lamothe's candidacy. A part of the common citizen believes this act of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) is usurping. It is neither the right of President Michel Martelly, the Superior Court of Auditors or the electoral council to give an up or down vote on "discharge certificates". The Haitian people should be allowed to decide on the issue of discharges via their votes, on the election day.

What do you think the result will be?

Will Prime Minister Lamothe "Pran Kanet"?

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Do you have a candidate in the Haiti upcoming election you don't like? If yes, this is the time to challenge him/her candidacy. Now it is the turn of deputy Arnel Bélizaire who wants Mr. Thierry Mayard Paul to be out of the process.

On Saturday, May 23, the former deputy Bélizaire has sent a letter to the Provisional Electoral Council challenging the presidential candidacy of Thierry Mayard Paul on two main grounds. They are-- Thierry Mayard Paul has made no disclosure of his assets and he has not submitted any certificate of discharge on the use of public funds which he was supposed to submit as per the electoral law (Article 90-h of the Electoral Decree) by virtue of holding the chair of Minister in the Interior and Territorial Communities. Bélizaire has asked the Council to reject the candidacy of Me. Thierry Mayard Paul for the above mentioned reasons. Since Monday, May 25th, 41 numbers of challenges were filed to the BED (Departmental Electoral Office), against 23 of the 70 Presidential candidates. Out of that two candidates, the former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (from Platform Peyizan) and the Rector of the University Quisqueya, Jacky Lumarque (from Platform Verite) have faced 25% of the total challenges, 5 challenges each.

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The decision of Former Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe to run for President in the upcoming election is yet another sign to show that you should never trust a politician, specially Haitian politicians. After repeatedly saying that he has no plan to run, he proves himself wrong.

On May 20, 2015 he former Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has submitted his nomination to run for seat of president under the banner of platform Peyizan shortly before the election office's deadline. When he was asked why he has changed his mind, he shrugged and kept greeting his supporters. He has joined a crowded arena of contenders in the race to become the country's next president. His other notable contenders include Maryse Narcisse, the leader of the Fanmi Lavalas party and Jude Celestin, the last election cycle's government-backed candidate. His opponents are of opinion that his decision came out of a political provocation and moreover, he lacks proper clearance for use of public funds. However, the eligibility of the candidates to run for election are matters to be decided by the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) with the consents of Departmental Electoral Litigation (BCED) and National Electoral Litigation (BCEN).

Lamothe has decided to register under the banner of Peyizan political group. However, this is not where his problems lies. How is he going to prove that he is eligible to run? What about the issue of "Discharge"?

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Here it is folks, the race for the next president of Haiti is under way and Senator Steven Benoit says he wants to be counted as he registers as candidate for President of Haiti. He will be running under a banner called Plateforme Conviction

Steven Benoit registers as candidate for President of Haiti, a Prominent Candidate for Presidency

Senator Benoit has registered as a Plateforme Conviction candidate for the Haitian presidency, which election will be held in October. Benoit is considered by many to be a front runner during the campaign.

Other candidates for the office include Gonzague Day for PATRAYIL; Pastor Bazin for MOCHRENAH; and Gerald Dalvius for Alternative Party for the Development of Haiti.

If no clear winner emerges on Election Day, a run-off will occur in December.

What do you think?

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Here is Mr. Jacky Lumarque, Presidential candidate for Vérité Political party

As per news report dated May 4, 2015, the following three persons from the Haitian political arena have been nominated as candidates for the upcoming Presidential election by their respective political parties. They are: Jacky Lumarque (age: 58, candidate for Verite), Sauveur Pierre Etienne (age: 59, candidate for Organization of Struggling People, OPL), and Chavannes Jeune Baptiste (age: 63, National Peasant Movement of the Congress of Papaye, MPNKP, candidate of Kontrapèpla). Out of these three Presidential candidates, Chavannes Jeune is a religious person, a Christian leader, pastor and evangelist. Lumarque and Etienne are persons with good educational backgrounds. Lumarque is a Mathematics graduate from Université Toulouse III, France, holds an MBA from Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France, and a Bachelor in Law from the Common Law, Université Lyon III, France. He's the President of Université Quisqueya and represents the following bodies and organization: Board of Directors of AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie), Member of the "Comité de Gestion" of AUF, Member of the "Conseil Associatif" of AUF, and Coordinator of the Presidential Working Group on Education. Sauveur Pierre Etienne is a doctorate in political science from the University of Montreal and the author of Haiti: The Invasion of NGOs (1997 CIDIHCA), and Haiti: Misery of Democracy (1999, Harmattan).

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Senator Westner Polycarpe seems to have the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) in a corner with the affair of First lady Sophia Martelly. He thinks that their credibility is at risk. In regard to Sophia Martelly, Senator Westner Polycarpe feels that she should be charged with fraud and the use of forged documents.

Recently, the sitting Senator, Dr. Westner Polycarpe, MD (Nord/Alternative) has said that the first Haitian Lady Sophia Martelly is a fraud. She should be charged for her fraudulent activities and use of forged documents. She denounced her Haitian citizenship in 1989, and till 31 March 2014, she had continued to be only a U.S citizen as no dual citizenship was permitted in the Haitian constitution till 2011. When she denounced her U.S. citizenship in 2011, she got an entitlement to become a Haitian citizen. Thus, by an act of forgery, she managed to get her first Haitian passport in 2009. Furthermore, her candidacy is questionable because, as the President of the National Commission Against Hunger & Malnutrition, she is still accountable for a balance of $234 million funds to the State Treasury. For that, she was supposed to submit a certificate of discharge issued by the Superior Court of Auditors and Administrative Disputes; instead she had submitted a discharge certificate issued the Ministry of Finance!

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The three-time Mayor of Milot was officially nominated by Platfom Pitit Desalin to become their candidate for President during the next election in Haiti. As the registration of candidacy for president will begin on May 20, 2015, Many of the candidates are already known. However, some who have been observing the the election process estimate that the number of candidates for President in Haiti will go over 100.

The platform Pitit Desalin officially has nominated former Senator Jean-Charles Moïse as its electoral candidate for the President of the Republic of Haiti who will be sworn-in on Sunday, February 7, 2016. The time limit for submitting registration of presidential candidates was set between May 11 and 20, 2015. The campaigning for presidential candidates will begin on June 8, 2015 for the scheduled election on October 25, 2015. So far, dozens of personalities have publicly declared their intention to replace President Michel Martelly at the National Palace on 7 February 2016. Senator Jean-Charles Moise, three-time Mayor of Milot, appears to be one of the frontrunner, but a divided opposition may threaten an ultimate run. Senator Jean-Charles Moïse is considered as the man behind this new political platform 'Pitit Desalin'.

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Here is a picture of Former Minister of Sports Magalie Adolphe Racine as she is making a bid to run for Deputy of Mirebalais and Boucan Carre

Ms. Magalie Adolphe Racine, the former Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic, has submitted her nomination to run for the post of Deputy of Mirebalais and Boucan Carre on behalf of Repons Klas Mwayen (The Middle Class Response) party. She is a former deputy of Abel Descolines, a leading member of the Martelly administration, Parliamentarians for Stability and Progress (PSP) bloc of the 49th legislature. She has served as an adviser and the chief of protocol to the First Lady Sophia Martelly. Her mother was a notorious "tonton makout. In 1963, she became chief commandant of Port-au-Prince. Magalie has a background in the fashion and modeling industry. She is a beauty trainer, former supermodel and an active entrepreneur in organizing fashion shows in Haiti.

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There are many signs to demonstrate that Fanmi lavalas political party is falling apart. The latest sign is the decision of So Anne to abandon ship and instead join a party which she thinks will give her more opportunities

The former Lavalas activist Annette Auguste has declared her candidacy for the Senate for the West Department under the banner of PHTK. This decision came as a shock to many who remember her activist stands under the Lavalas Party and for former President Jean Bertrand Aristide

Krekol

Gen anpil siy yo ki demontre ke Fanmi Lavalas nan problem. Denye siy yo a se desizyon an nan So Anne pran pou li abandone Fanmi-a pou li aly jwen Tet Kale

Mezanmi, Pgin problem nan fanmi-an

First Lady Sophia Martelly registered to run for the office of Senator of the West Department in this year's legislative elections. She will be running against several candidates, most recognizably Annette Auguste, an ex-Fanmi Lavalas party member.

Auguste is a survivor of ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide's administration. After his overthrow Auguste was arrested and held as a political prisoner. She and Martelly will both run as candidates of PHTK.

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Senator Steven Benoit is on a mission to stop First Lady Sophia Saint Remy Martelly from running for a Senate seat in Hiati. He was present at the Departmental Electoral Office (BED) of the West this week to bring the evidence

Sophia Saint Remy Martelly registered to become a candidate for Senator of the Republic of Haiti for the West Department.

Senator Benoit accuses First Lady Sophia of possible Fraud

Senator Benoit is challenging the legality of First Lady Sophia Martelly's bid to run for Senator of West Department. Sophia, a U.S. citizen, applied for a Haitian passport in 2009. At that time dual-citizenship was not allowed according to the Constitution.

Benoit says Sophia has committed a probable act of fraud by registering for candidacy. The 2015 Electoral Law states candidates must be native-born, and can't hold dual citizenship, as in Sophia's case.

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