Haiti election 2015

Here is a picture of candidate Louko DESIR. Pote Lamp nan RARA nan Eleksyon.

Luckner Louko Desir was a candidate in the last presidential election under 'Mobilization for Haitian Progress' (MPH) banner. He obtained only 591 votes (0.04%) in the October 25, 2015 election. He is a big advocate of the direct Compass pace, to him, music is as important as social causes and current political crisis in the country. He is a regular performer on Trans-Inter Radio. He believes that every good government should be controlled by efficient parliamentarians with the support of a correct constitution. Louko DESIR was born in Gonaives on February 4, 1967, in a family of five children; his father Luc Gerard Desire was a truck driver. He completed his schoolings with 'The Brothers of Christian Instruction of Gonaives' and 'College of the Immaculate Conception' in Gonaives. Thereafter, he studied social science at the 'Institution for Studies and African Research' and later enrolled himself in the law school in Gonaives. After the departure of Felix Lamy, he was approached by the national radio to host a cultural program of music compass, 'From 4 o'clock PM at 6am' because his voice has some similarity with Felix Lamy. Since 2010, along with his compas programs, he started political analysis programs on Radio Inter Trans, which became an overnight success. Louko is a part of the compass promotional marketing team K-Zino and Gabel group. Louko Desir has joined the G30 presidential candidate group with 30 presidential candidates who lost in the elections.

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Here is a picture of Joseph Pierre Richard Duplan, Mayor of Port-au-Prince.

Joseph Pierre Richard Duplan, the previous mayor of the capital city Port-au-Prince was a man committed to rebuild the city. He understood that the redevelopment cannot be done without the involvement of municipality citizens. He built community platforms to raise awareness and resolve grievances that the common people are facing. He built several municipal garages in the capital city which helped to decongest various arteries of the capital. Furthermore, under the guidance of the Ministry of Interior, he established a municipal police force to maintain law and order, manage traffic in the city, and to assist the National Police of Haiti.

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Here is a picture of seven of the 8 candidates who are protesting, demanding for an an independent investigation. Samuel madistin, Jude Celestin, Sauveur Pierre etienne, Steven Benoit, Jean Charles Moise, Eric Jean Baptiste, Jean Henry Ceant and Mario Andreso.

Following a meeting with the eight presidential candidates (G8) on Monday, November 16, the nine-member Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has rejected their requests to form an independent commission to verify the preliminary presidential election results, because as per their statement, the electoral decree does not grant them any authority to do so. Earlier, through a joint petition, eight presidential candidates requested the CEP to form an independent commission, which would inquire about the alleged frauds affecting the integrity of the October 25, 2015 election and place common people's confidence in the electoral process. However, Attorney Samuel Madistin, a presidential candidate and spokesperson for the group believes that the existing law in no way prevents the CEP to from a such commission.

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Here is a picture taken during the meeting between the CEP and the opposition in Haiti.

Following a joint note from the eight candidates (G8) representing 49.81% of total votes, requesting the CEP to form an independent commission to inquire about the alleged frauds affecting the integrity of the October 25, 2015 election, the CEP's arranged to meet these Presidential candidates on November 23, 2015. The eight candidates who were present during the meeting were: Jude Celestin, Jean Charles Moise, Samuel Madistin, Sauveur Pierre Etienne, Eric Jean Baptiste, Steven Benoit, Jean Henry Ceant and Mario Andresol. However, the candidates came out of the meeting dissatisfied, because each of them attended the meeting to satisfy own interests which were conflicting with one another. Furthermore, they could not reach a consensus about the constituents an acceptable "Independent Commission". In a situation like this the CEP has given a stern negative response on forming an independent commission.

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Here is a picture of Rapper Izilan under the custody of Haiti Police.

Haitian Police Arrest Rapper Izolan on Trumped-Up Charges: Atmosphere of Repression Builds in Capital of Port-au-Prince

Rapper Izolan, member of LAPEH party, was arrested along with Petion-Ville deputy candidate Jacques Vilsaint. Activist Andre Fadot claimed the arrests were baseless.

The arrests followed weeks of demonstrations against the preliminary election results widely considered fraudulent.

Izolan has been released but other LAPEH party members remain incarcerated.

There has been an atmosphere of increased repression, with police fighting many thousands of protestors.

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Here are the three leading candidates Jude Celestin, Jean Charles Moise and Jovenel Moise.

As per the announcement of Pierre-Louis Opont, the director general of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) on November 5th, the names of the first three finishers in the presidential race are, Jovenel Moïse from PHTK party (1st place 511,992 votes or 32.81% of total votes), Jude Célestin, LAPEH (2nd place total 394,390 or 25.27% votes), and Moise Jean-Charles, Platfòm Pitit Dessalin (3rd place, total 222,646 or 14.27% votes). However, the win in the first round by Jovenel Moïse, handpicked by the outgoing President Martelly, has raised suspicion of massive frauds. Eight Presidential candidates (G8), including Jude Célestin and Moise Jean-Charles with 6 others, representing 49.81% of total votes have signed a joint note requesting the Provisional Election Commission (CEP) to form an independent commission to inquire about the alleged frauds affecting the integrity of the October 25, 2015 election.

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It has been a rumor that Mandates have been sold in Haiti Election.

Sale of Mandates Undermine Fair Elections. Haiti's Election Day was peaceful; but was the vote was legitimate? Opposition candidates and observers claim the vote ". . . was (a) systematic, massive fraud"

Ballot stuffing and repeat voting marred the process. Electoral vote-counters are still reviewing ballots ". . . and quarantining suspicious or fraudulent votes . . ."

Accreditation cards were dispensed but ended up on the black market, in the hands of interim agents. Their paid proxies voted repeatedly for candidates at multiple polling places.

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Here is Candidate Jovenel Moise, Neg Bannan nan.

An incident of electoral fraud, one of many, occurred when candidate, Carlo Estard of Ayiti An Aksyon party, was arrested for voting many times, violating the electoral decree. Incidents of a polling place set on fire and a violent beating due to election fraud were exceptions to a mainly peaceful process.

Organization of American States Chief Celso Amorim, struck a hopeful note when he remarked ". . . Haiti appeared to be moving in the right direction."

National Defense Network of Human Rights, Pierre Esperance, differed, pointing out strong-arm tactics used to discourage people from voting. Of those many registered to vote, their names did not appear on electoral lists. Conversely, a party representative was found to have voted three times over.

At Tabarre party representatives took advantage of elderly voters, persuading them to vote for a PR candidate. Secretary General of Organization of People in Struggle, Saveur Etienne, said PRs badgered voters to vote for Jovenel Moise, President Martelly's favored candidate. Ex-President Aristide emerged from his home in Tabarre to vote for his party's Fanmi Lavalas candidate, Maryse Narcisse.

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Jean Bertrand Aristide and Dr. Maryse Narcisse voting at the voting center in Lycee Jean Marie.

2015 Election Day in Haiti Experiences Few Outbreaks of Violence: Mostly Peaceful Process. The presidential and legislative elections were held on October 25th, and the consensus was voting at the polls was relatively trouble-free despite some irregularities and random violence. Both Head of the European Union Observation Mission, Elena Valencian, and Platform of Haitian Organizations of Human Rights, Antonal Mortime, concurred the electoral process went well despite some exceptions.

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Here is a picture of some of the arrests made by Haitian Police during Election Day of October 25, 2015.

Presidential Election Runs Smoothly: Few Instances of Violent Activity. A run-off among the biggest percentage of voter-getters is a foregone conclusion. It is scheduled for December 27th. The challenges awaiting the victor include driving the stop-and-start economy to gradually let go of Haiti's dependence on foreign aid. Foreign donors financed the elections season at a cost of about $70 million.

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