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HAITI TO MISS CONSTITUTIONAL DEADLINE AS ELECTIONS ARE POSTPONED AGAIN.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 01-DEC-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The Haitian interim government has once again postponed presidential elections (see NotiCen, 2005-10-06). The new date is Jan. 8, 2006, with a runoff scheduled for Feb. 15. The new date means that the race to have a permanent government in place by Feb. 7 in order to avert a constitutional breach has been lost. The UN Security Council had been pressing Interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue to meet the deadline, but chaotic conditions have prevented that. The government has said the handover date would now be Feb. 24, but, if a second round is needed, this too looks uncertain.

The Organization of American States (OAS) has expressed "cautious optimism" about the new dates. OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza said...

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