Election

Here is a picture of Presidential candidate Jovenel Moise with Louis-Jodel Chamblain. Mr. Chamblain was a prominent Haitian military figure who has led both government troops and rebels. He is considered a notorious war criminal.

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Louco Desir confirms his participation at October 9 Presidential Election

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Here is Jude Celestin on this 21st of June, 2016 confirming his participation in the October 9 presidential rerun election in Haiti

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Toward the creation of a Verification Commission in Haiti.

On Monday, April 11, 2016, the Interim President Jocelerme Privert sent letters to all political parties, whether represented in the Parliament or not, to discuss the establishment of an Electoral Verification Commission. The discussion would start from April 12, 2016, as per the terms of the Commission as mentioned before. The Head of the State has said, it is his obligation to define the role of the Commission based on the consensus of all involved stakeholders to avoid all future crises. We might remember that in last month, even the Haitian Human Rights Leaders, composing coalition of RNDDH, CNO, CONHANE and SOFA, had recommended the necessity of a verification process to uphold Haitians' right to vote and to avoid a major political and electoral crisis.

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May 30, 2016 - As soon as President Jocelerme Privert received the report from the Verification Commission, handed it over to the President of the CEP, Leopold Berlanger, who would be responsible to determine on whether or not to follow the recommendations of the Commission. One of the recommendations was to redo the presidential elections. The only comment from Privert was to urged the CEP to "make good use of the report and the decision was not his to make"

Some say that president Privert intelligently transferred a hot potato over to the CEP

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Here is a picture of Leopold Berlanger who was elected President of the new CEP..

Councillor Leopold Berlanger (born in Port-au-Prince in 1955), installed on 30 March, 2016, as a member of the new Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has been elected as the President of the CEP on March 31, 2016, by other members of the council. The task of the new CEP will be to organize good, credible elections in the best conditions and in the shortest possible time, inspiring the confidence of the voters fulfilling all the implementations as per the Constitution. Leopold Berlanger is a graduate in Human Sciences degree on Social Work from Ecole Normale Supérieure of the University of Haiti, Higher Institute of Earth Sciences of the ITC, Netherlands (1980). He is a Doctorate in Sociology (1 St year of a 3rd cycle Doctorate) from the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences at the University Paris V, Sorbonne in France and holds a Certificate in Regional Planning and Development Planning, University Paris I, Sorbonne France (1982). He participates in the management of many institutions and can write and speak Creole, French, English and Spanish.

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Here is a picture of the nine member CEP formed in April, 2013.
The Provisional Electoral Council was first evolved as an interim solution in Haitian's 1987 Constitution to oversee the first presidential and local elections. It was then decided that after the first election, a Permanent Electoral Council would be established as per Article 192 for future elections, but that has never been constituted. All elections since 1990 were run by Provisional Electoral Councils. Recently, on March 29, 2016, the interim President Jocelerme Privert appointed a 9-member Provisional Electoral Council. The council, on March 31, 2016 following their installation and swearing-in, held the first working session and elected their office bearers with the following responsibilities. 1) Léopold Berlanger (Press sector): President; 2) Carlos Hercule ( Episcopal Conference of Haiti): Vice President ; 3) Marie Frantz Joachim (Woman sector): General Secretary; 4) Frinel Joseph (Reformed worship): Treasurer ; 5) Kenson Polynice (Peasant / Voodoo sector): Member ; 6) Marie-Herolle Michel (Patronal sector): Member; 7) Josette Jean Dorcély (Union sector): Member ; 8) Jean Lucien Bernard (University sector): Member ; and 9) Jean Simon Saint-Hubert (Human Rights sector): Member.

A Decree published in Le Moniteur conformed the following members of the CTCEP

Pierre Simon Georges ;
Néhémy Joseph ;
Marie Clunie Dumay Miracles ;
Jean Marie Vianney Emmanuel Ménard ;
Jacqueline Patricia Chantale Raymond ;
Gloria Margarette Girault Saint-Louis ;
Léopold Berlanger ;
Marie Carole Innocent Floreal Duclervil ;
Applys Félix.

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On Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at the Court of Cassation (Champ-de-Mars), the 9 members of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) appointed by the interim President Jocelerme Privert through a presidential decree on March 30, 2016 were sworn-in and installed with the stated object to organize credible, transparent and inclusive elections. In accordance with the statement of General Policy of the Prime Minister, the main tasks of the 9-member Electoral Council will include (i) Resume the electoral process after evaluating the steps already taken; (ii) Implement technical recommendations and (iii) Finalize and announce the election results. On the following day, March 31st, after the swearing-in and installation ceremony, the new members of the CEP held their first working session to elect their office bearers. Léopold Berlanger representing Press sector and Carlos Hercule, representing the Episcopal Conference of Haiti were elected President and Vice President respectively.

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Here is a picture of Me Carlos Hercules, a member of the new Provisional Electoral Council (CEP)

Carlos Hercules, representing the Episcopal Conference of Haiti, is a new member and the Vice President of the new Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) formed on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at the National Palace. Hercules always have remained fearless, never bowed to pressure whether as one simple lawyer or as the President of the Bar of Port-au-Prince, or as the President the Federation of Bar Associations of Haiti (FBH). He raised his voice when Judge Lamarre Bélizaire acquitted the alleged leaders of the gang Galil, Woodly Ethéart, aka "Sonson Lafamilia" and Renel Nelfort aka "Le Récif". He never remained silent on the issue of untimely payment of remuneration to the electoral operators. In 2002, with an experience of four years (since 1998), he refused to become the President of the Bar, because the decree that regulates the legal profession in Haiti, permits a lawyer to become a member of the Order, if he/she has completed five years since his/ her swearing.

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Here is a picture of the CEP members. This CEP was formed in March 2016 under the government of Jocelerme Privert.

On Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at the National Palace, the Interim President Jocelerme Privert, accompanied by the Prime Minister, Enex Jean-Charles chaired the first Council of Ministers of the new government. During this first Council of Ministers, a decree appointing 9 members of the new Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) was adopted. The following list of these members was published in the official newspaper of the Republic. 1) Carlos Hercule : Episcopal Conference of Haiti ; 2) Frinel Joseph : Reformed worship ; 3) Kenson Polynice : Peasant / Voodoo sector ; 4) Marie-Herolle Michel : Patronal sector ; 5) Josette Jean Dorcély : Union sector ; 6) Léopold Berlanger : Press sector ; 7) Jean Lucien Bernard : University sector ; 8) Marie Frantz Joachim : Woman sector ; and 9) Jean Simon Saint-Hubert : Human Rights sector. On Wednesday, March 30th, they were sworn in before the President, Prime Minister and judges with the commitment "to respect the Constitution and the laws of the Republic, to fulfill my duties accurately and with loyalty and conduct myself in all with dignity."

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