Haiti election 2015

Here is the second page of the document that have been circulating on the net regarding efforts to advance the candidacy of PHTK candidate Jovenel Moise to make him competitive with candidate Jude Celestin.

Beside a request to have BOUCLIER candidate Steeve Khawly out of the competition, the document also noted the engagement of OSTOSSOLA to run the campaigh of Jovenel Moise with a contract estimated at 3.5 million US dollars. The document also asked for the government to put 1.75 million dollars available to the campaign of Jovenel Moise

Also the document noted that all the Political Parties close to PHTK need to rally behind one candidate, that of Jovenel Moise

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Here is the first page of a two page document that have been circulating on the net. From what we observed on the document, it was issued by the "Bureau de Strategie de Jovenel Moise. On the first page, the document with PHTK heading was addressed to President Michel Martelly. It is dated September 14, 2015. The document outlined the steps that need to be taken by the current government to bring the PHTK candidate Jovenel Moise toward his election on the first round.

Among the steps recommended is the removal of the candidacy of Steeve Khawly of Bouclier, removal of financial support of his candidacy. In addition, to put a stop at the financial support of the private sector to the candidacy of Bouclier. The document also discussed the fact that the current PHTK vote is split between Bouklier and PHTK

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Here is a picture of candidate for deputy for Pétion-ville, Jerry Tardieu, VERITE delivering a message to a crowd.

Jerry Tardieu, the candidate for deputy for Pétion-ville, from VERITE party, has challenged the first round of the 2015 legislative elections result published and displayed in the Departmental Electoral Office West by the Provisional Electoral Council. As per his statement, a tabulation of the minutes (procès-verbaux) in his possession, suggests that he has received 34.59% of the votes against his nearest rival's 8.54%. Thus he was ahead by 26.05% vote, confirming his victory with over 25% lead. Thus it differs from the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) figure which states 22.05% lead out of 30.86% of votes in possession of Tardieu. The Electoral Decree states that, in a contest for election of Deputy, if a candidate is not a holder of absolute majority votes, such candidate may be proclaimed as a winner if his lead is over 25% than his closest opponent. Thus, Jerry Tardieu has reasons for unhappiness.

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Here is the picture of Dr. Maryse Narcisse, presidential candidate for Fanmi Lavalas

On Friday, August 21st, Dr. Maryse Narcisse the presidential candidate from 'Fanmi Lavalas Party' was welcomed by a delegation at the Fort Lauderdale Airport before her 48 hour visit to meet and interact with people in South Florida. During her visit in Miami, Dr. Narcisse was accompanied by the Senator of Northeast, Jean-Baptiste Bien-Aimé and Lesly Voltaire, former Minister under the governments of Aristide. This medical doctor turned politician is perhaps one of the smartest people running for the presidential election who has seen how the country has been ruined by politicians over the past 4 decades. She left her thriving medical practice to join politics. People love her for her charming and humble personality and because of her status as a healthcare professional, she knows well how to get well acquainted and accepted in every section of the society, especially in rallies among common people, professionals, religious societies, businesses and other politicians.

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All the preparation in place to start the voting process for the election season in Haiti in 2015. The Ballots to be used in the August 9, 2015 vote in Haiti to elect 118 Deputies and two thirds of the Senate just arrived in Airport Toussaint Louverture in Port-au-Prince from Dubai.

On Sunday, June 21, 2015, a delegation of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) composed of President Pierre Louis Opont, Secretary Ricardo Augustine, and the Director of the Electoral Register Philippe Augustin flew to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on a seven day inspection visit. They visited the firm responsible for printing the ballots for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The name of the firm responsible for printing was not disclosed; it was selected following an international tender decided by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which manages the budget of the elections. The ballots have been delivered at the capital city airport before the August 9 election. 12.8 million ballots were required for the first round of the vote for 1508 voting centers and 13,725 polling centers.

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Here is a picture of Alfredo Antoine, candidate for Chamber of Deputies in the 2015 Haiti election. According to Miami herald, Alfredo Antoine who is running under Haitian Prime Minister Evans Paul's KID political banner, previously spent three years in jail on forgery warrant.

Candidate for Chamber of Deputies in the 2015 Haiti election under the banner of Prime Minister Evan's the KID (Konvention Democratic Inité) has been arrested on July 30, 2015, at Lalue by the agents of BLTS (Brigade fight against narcotic trafficking). He was returning from a live morning radio show "Guest of the Day" on Radio Vision 2000 program which consisted of a face-to-face talks between him and his opponent, Nathalie Mondésir, under the banner of the UNITE party. Previously Alfredo had spent three years in jail on forgery warrant. BLTS, a specialized unit of the Haitian National Police, acted on an April 2015 forgery warrant, picked him up and carted him off to jail.

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Here is a picture of Mr. Joseph Hébert Lucien who was accused by the CEP after the election of August 9, 2015 for leaving his post with materials od the CEP

The Board Department Head of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) Mr. Lucien Joseph Hébert who was in charge of the production and distribution of election mandates, has been accused by the CEP for abandoning his post in the CEP with some sensitive CEP materials which were supposed to be used for and distributed before the election. While rejecting the accusation, Joseph Lucien has said, he never fled but submitted his resignation on the midnight of August 8. Regarding the mandates, he has stated that the UNDP (United Nations Development Program) delivered a digital printing machine to the CEP on July 8, 2015, however, the Chairman delivered that device to him on August, 1, only. The CEP was supposed to print a total of 800,000 mandates and production unit badges for political party agents and observers. However, a few days before the election, the CEP did realize that they have only 400,000 copies in hand and the hardware, including printers and inks inputs such card stocks were missing. As it was impossible to print the remaining within a short time before the election, he has been made a scapegoat with the responsibility of the August 9 debacle. He left his office with his laptop bag in the presence of several CEP Officials and he handed over the equipment to the administration through his motorcycle driver, who can testify-- he never disappeared with any CEP documents.

He has said that he is not on the run; he is at home, willing to answer and available to the Haitian justice to clarify the situation despite the fact that the electoral institution has already set prosecution against him. In any case, he knows that justice in the country depends on whether you are powerful or helpless and the court judgments will make you white or black accordingly. He resigned from his post mainly because of threats and pressures from few political parties like the Fusion of Social Democrats and the Consortium of political parties. He intends to file a complaint against the leaders of these political parties.

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Here are the two presidential candidates who are leading the poll early in Haiti Presidential election, Jude Célestin and Moïse Jean-Charles

Jude Celestin and Moise Jean-Charles First and Second in Polling Results

The Office of Research in Computer Science and Economic and Social Development polled the voting public on their preferences for presidential, senatorial, and deputorial candidates.

The margins of error were 1% for presidential candidates; 3-4% for senate seats, and 10% plus for deputy seats.

The candidate, who came out on top with 15.1% of the vote, was Jude Celestin, and in second place, with 9.6% of the vote was Moise Jean-Charles.

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Here is a picture of Mr. Jean Renel Senatus, AKA Zokiki, Candidate for Family Values

Jean Senatus, running for the senate, proposes he will introduce bills in Parliament to start youth programs; reclaim support checks for widows of dead police officers; support the education of children of slain police officers; and support their spouses until they remarry.

He wants an end to tax increases, and proposes to increase fines for citizens' police abuse. His position on abortion is pro-life (exceptions being rape victims, a malformed fetus, or risk to the mother's life).

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Here is a picture of US Congresswoman Maxine Waters, D-California ((right), Jean Bertrand Aristide (Center) and his wife, Mildred Mildred Trouillot-Aristide. In July, 2015 Maxine Waters expressed her interest in contributing to some candidates in the upcoming election.

Maxine Waters Wants Approval of Campaign Donations to Haitian Candidates

Congressional Representative Maxine Waters wants to donate to Haitian candidates, running for electoral office. She has contacted the House Ethnics Committee and Federal Election Commission to find out if she can make personal donations, and also through political action committees.

The U.S. does not allow foreign nationals' contributions to federal campaigns. But countries such as Haiti do. It is still not known what candidates Waters is interested in donating to.

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