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Upcoming Elections

  • Legislative
    First Round (Tentative)
    November 28, 2010
  • Presidential
    First Round (Tentative)
    November 28, 2010
  • Presidential
    November 2010

Haiti

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President René PREVAL
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Michèle PIERRE-LOUIS
  • Assembly: Haiti has a bicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) consisting of the Senate (Sénat) with 30 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) with 99 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
  • The Prime Minister is nominated by the President.
  • In the Senate (Sénat) 30 members are elected by majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) 99 members are elected by majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.*

* One-third of the Senate is elected every two years. The electoral system is two-round.

Population:

  • Population: 9,203,083 (July 2010 est.)

Future elections

  • Presidential - November 2010
  • Legislative
    First Round - November 28, 2010
  • Presidential
    First Round - November 28, 2010

Past elections

Last Updated on 07/13/2010

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