Country Profile:

Upcoming Elections

  • Legislative
    First Round (Postponed)
    February 28, 2010
  • Presidential
    November 2010
Haiti

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President RenĂ© PRÉVAL
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Michèle PIERRE-LOUIS
  • Assembly: Haiti has a bicameral National Assembly (AssemblĂ©e Nationale) consisting of the Senate (SĂ©nat) with 30 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des DĂ©putĂ©s) with 99 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • Prime Minister is nominated by the President.
  • In the Senate (SĂ©nat) 30 members are elected by majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des DĂ©putĂ©s) 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: 9,035,536 (July 2009 est.)

Future elections

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

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/04/2010