Haiti Edges Towards Holding First Elections Since 2016

HAITI – Haiti’s government has created a Provisional Electoral Council, marking the most concrete step toward reviving the electoral process in years after political turmoil and later violence thwarted previous attempts.

The Caribbean nation is set to hold elections by 2026, a decade after they were last held in 2016.

The country has been in turmoil since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2021.

In the following years, Haiti was governed by Ariel Henry. Henry resigned in April and a transitional presidential council was created to lead the country until elections can be held.