Election

Here is a picture of Haiti First Ladt, Sophia Saint Remy Martelly. She was born in New York City but decided to run for a senate seat in Haiti

The First Lady Sophia Saint Remy Martelly was born in New York, USA. On the last day of submitting nominations for contesting to be elected to the Senate, she has registered her candidacy for the seat on behalf of her husband's center-right liberal "Tèt Kale Party (PHTK)". Her friends often term her as "the power behind the throne" while her enemies describe her as "iron lady." However, Article 96 (1) of the Haitian constitution may put a stop to all her moves on the presidency issues. The related provision reads like that......" To be elected to the Senate, a person must be a native born Haitian and never have renounced his nationality". She renounced her Haitian citizenship in 1989, because then she used to spend more time in U.S and before 2011, dual citizenship was not permitted in the Haitian constitution. She has registered her nomination, perhaps purposely, on the final day so that it just leaves 3 days before the Department Electoral Offices (BEDs) to receive and review any complaints or objections on the candidacies and publish the names of the approved candidates on May 1. It is a big issue before the BED to decide its credibility.

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Mirlande Manigat has made the decision not to run for President for a second time.

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Here is a picture that has been seeing in many social media recently. The Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the US for Sophia Martelly.

To tell you the truth. I have never seen Certificate of Loss of Nationality before. According to the news, First Lady Sophia Martelly who was born in New York City has decided to reject the nationality of the United to adopt the Haitian nationality

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Voters must register by May 10th at Register of Electors

Provisional Electoral Council has notified the populace the Register of Electors will close on May 11, 2015 in compliance with Electoral Decree Article 32. Ninety days later balloting for legislative and local elections will happen August 9th, followed by the presidential election on October 25th.

CEP encourages people to get their National Identification Cards (NICs) by May 10th. The Council of Ministers has extended use of NICs until December 21, 2017 so more citizens may participate.

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These elections are of fundamental importance for Haiti according to the United Nations mission in Haiti as they welcomed calendar for elections

UN Stabilization Mission greeted with elation an official calendar for elections later this year. The UN and the international community are teaming with the Electoral Council to organize fair, inclusive, and transparent elections. When Haitians vote they will help to install the 50th session of Parliament and a new president in early 2016.

The UN Mission in Haiti is tasked with giving logistical and technical support to the government in order to facilitate the rule of law nationally and locally.

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Here is a picture where Prime Minister Evans Paul gave the Electoral Decree to the CEP to organize the next Haiti election

On Mar 4, 2015, the Haitian Prime Minister, Evans Paul accompanied by Minister of Justice and Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister for electoral matters, went to the headquarters of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and there he symbolically delivered a copy of the official newspaper "Le Moniteur" which has published two decrees relating to the holding of the long delayed election during 2015. The first decree relates to the administration process of the election and second decree is about the amendment of National Identification (CIN) dated June 1, 2005, which states that the validity of National Identification Cards (CIN) issued over the years 2005, 2006 and 2007, would be extended till 31 December 2017 instead of 2015. He has also stated that the government is determined to hold this election within 2015, overcoming every obstacle for lack of legal framework. The executives and the stakeholders have made considerable effort to prepare this consensus decree in 244 articles divided into 18 chapters and has a total of 382 provisions.

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On this Monday, March 9th, 2015, in a Ceremonial Oath Me. Jules Cantave was installed as the new President of the Court of Cassation and the Supreme Council. He was nominated to fill the position vacated by Judge Arnel Alexis

(Me. Jules Cantave, Président de la Cour de Cassation et du CSPJ)

On March 9, 2015, Mr. Jules Cantave has sworn in as the new president of the Supreme Court and the High Council of the Judiciary (Supreme Council) in place of much maligned Mr. Anel Alexis Joseph, who was forced to resign in last January. Mr. Jules Cantave, while taking this great responsibility for the country, has promised to do everything to make the system a truly independent and neutral judiciary. He has sworn to enforce the laws in force to deliver an impartial distribution of justice and prove himself a worthy and loyal magistrate. He believes that the esteemed responsibility which he has been entrusted is the reward of his 33 long years of service in the judiciary.

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Here is a picture Candidate Louis Dejoie campaigning in the city of Aquin in 1957

In 1957 when presidential candidate Senator Louis Dejoie stated during the campaign in Aquin that the country was now rueing its lack of focus on farming, even as so many of the nation's past leaders had been learned agronomists, he had only been at the start of what would become today's considerable glut of impoverished people. The governments then failed to strengthen the agricultural industry in the country, leading to the immigration of many Haitian farmers, resulting in a "food drain" that still has ripple effects today.

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The current political situation may be cause for panic as the problem for election in Haiti can not be resolved between the Government of Michel Martelly and the opposition. However, the Haitian Diaspora is getting closer and closer to become a determining factor in the next election in Haiti.

Haiti is moving forward with the plan to have all its citizens counted and to give them the right to vote, no matter where they are. It is in the same concept that the actual government has decided to create this new ID office in the Diaspora for Haitians.

As was promised early last month, an ID office has been set up were Haitians living in the U.S. can go to receive their national identification cards. Located in the consolute for Haiti in Miami, the office will begin operations in December and will issue cards that will serve for 10 years. These cards will have a specific number assigned, just as in the case of the Social Security number, and will afford diaspora members a chance to stay active in the future of their homeland.

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Here is a picture of Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe during a presentation.

According to the Prime Minister, Haiti‬ has tremendous challenges ahead. He discussed the problem of holding election in Haiti as scheduled, that the Martelly-Lamothe government is making lots efforts to meet with the various sectors of the population. Prime Minister Lamothe stated that these elections will be conducted as soon as possible.

Other area that the Primer Minister touched on was energy security and the rule of law and security in general.

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