Haiti Establishes Provisional Electoral Council for First Elections Since 2016

The council, formed with seven out of nine required members, aims to organize elections amid severe gang violence and political instability.

Haiti's government has created a provisional electoral council to prepare for general elections by 2026, the first since 2016.
The council currently has seven members, with representatives from farmers, journalists, human rights activists, and the Vodou community.
Two seats on the council, for human rights and women’s rights organizations, remain unfilled but are expected to be announced soon.
Political instability has plagued Haiti since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, leaving the country without a president and delaying elections.
Gang violence, which controls 80% of Port-au-Prince, has killed over 3,200 people this year and displaced over half a million, complicating election preparations.