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Haiti schedules December presidential election despite security concerns

A soldier patrols in front of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) as the government announces the registration period for political parties ahead of the upcoming general election, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 3, 2026.
A soldier patrols in front of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) as the government announces the registration period for political parties ahead of the upcoming general election, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 3, 2026. © Clarens Siffron, AFP

Haiti's electoral council has scheduled the country's first presidential election in a decade for December 13, with a runoff planned for late February, after postponing an earlier timetable due to security fears. The vote remains contingent on improved security and funding, as widespread gang violence continues to cast doubt over whether the long-delayed electoral process can proceed as planned.

Haiti's CEP ​electoral council on Monday scheduled the first presidential elections in a decade for December with a ​runoff in February, after plans to hold the vote in August with a December runoff were postponed over security concerns.

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