IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Haiti

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Country: Haiti
Official Name: Republic of Haiti
Election Type: Presidential
Date: February 7, 2006

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At stake in this election:

The office of President of Haiti

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Boniface ALEXANDRE *
Head of Government: Prime Minister Gerald LATORTUE **
Assembly: Haiti has a bicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) consisting of the Senate with 30 seats and the Chamber of Deputies with 99 seats.

* Boniface ALEXANDRE became president on 29 February 2004, when Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE resigned as president.

** Prime Minister LATORTUE is an Interim PM.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
In the Senate 30 members are elected by popular vote to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies 99 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.**

* One-third of the Senate is elected every two years.

** The National Assembly stopped functioning in January 2004 when the terms of all deputies and of two-thirds of sitting senators expired. No replacements have been elected and the President is currently ruling by decree. According to an electoral decree in September 2005, the assembly will increase in this election from 27 to 30 senators and from 83 to 99 deputies.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

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