The Provisional Electoral Council (
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: ''Conseil Électoral Provisoire'', , CEP;
Haitian Creole
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: ''Konsèy Elektoral Pwovizwa'') is the
electoral commission
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of Haiti. The CEP is responsible for
presidential elections
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Elections by country
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and
parliamentary elections
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, and is Haiti's main and only legal election agency.
It was dissolved in September 2021 by acting Prime Minister
Ariel Henry
Ariel Henry (; born 6 November 1949) is a Haitian neurosurgeon and politician who served as the acting Prime Minister of Haiti, prime minister of Haiti from Assassination of Jovenel Moïse, the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021 until his r ...
. In September 2024, the
Transitional Presidential Council
The Transitional Presidential Council (TPC; ; ) is a temporary body constituted by the Council of Ministers on 12 April 2024 and sworn in at the National Palace on 25 April to exercise the powers and duties of the president of Haiti either unt ...
reestablished the CEP in preparation for the
next Haitian general election in 2026.
Mandate
As the sole legal electoral body in Haiti, CEP's responsibilities include the following:
* Ensuring confidence building among key actors involved in the electoral process;
* Establish the balance between the various political players in the race, hence the role of arbiter.
* Organize and supervise elections.
* Enforce the election legislation throughout the national territory.
* Ensure elections are held freely, credibly and transparently.
* Intervening in the mobilization and coordination of activities related to electoral information.
* Provide input in developing the legal framework for the electoral process.
Criticism
More than 30 presidential candidates reproached CEP for its obscure scrutiny policies and censured CEP for its lack of transparency. According to Haitian Sentinel, CEP rejected transparency request by some presidential candidates including
Jude Célestin
Jude Célestin (born June 19, 1962 in Port-au-Prince) is a Haitian politician who was one of two presidential candidates heading off to the second round in the 2015 presidential election race. After an education in Port-au-Prince, Célestin stud ...
, runoff candidate for the 2015 election.
See also
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Elections in Haiti
The Constitution of Haiti provides for the election of the President, Parliament, and members of local governing bodies. The 2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election was held. The February 2016 Haitian presidential election was held following ...
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2006 Haitian general election
General elections were held in Haiti on 7 February 2006 to elect the replacements for the interim government of Gérard Latortue, which had been put in place after the 2004 Haiti rebellion. The elections were delayed four times, having original ...
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2010–11 Haitian general election
General elections were held in Haiti on 28 November 2010, having originally been scheduled for 28 February. Ten senators and all 99 deputies were to be elected.
Presidential elections were also held. A run-off was originally scheduled for 16 J ...
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2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Haiti on 9 August 2015, with a second round initially planned for 25 October. Two-thirds of the Senate and all members of the Chamber of Deputies were up for election. International observers reported that ea ...
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2015 Haitian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Haiti on 25 October 2015, alongside local elections and the second round of the legislative elections. Incumbent President Michel Martelly was constitutionally barred from running. As no candidate received a ma ...
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List of political parties in Haiti
This article includes current and historical political parties in Haiti. Haiti is a country on the western side of Hispaniola, an island in the Caribbean. Few political party, political parties have a strong organizational base or command a natio ...
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Politics of Haiti
The politics of Haiti takes place in the framework of a unitary semi-presidential republic, where the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. The politics of Haiti are considered historically unstable due ...
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