Haiti Place The Final Push Toward The Presidential Elections In Haiti

News Information

  • NEWS_POSTED_BY: Haiti Place
  • NEWS_POSTED_ON: Oct 10, 2016
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  • Category : Diaspora News
  • Description : Haitian Times
    October 10, 2016

    Photo Credit: Garry Pierre-Pierre

    By Francois Pierre-Louis Jr. PhD
  • Location : Queens, NY, United States
  • Website : http://haitiantimes.com/the-final-push-toward-the-presidential-elections-in-haiti-15426/

Overview

  • Francois Pierre-Louis is an associate professor of political science at Queens College.

    Haiti was scheduled to redo its failed presidential elections on Oct. 9; however, following the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew and the devastation it had on the country, the electoral governing body of Haiti has postponed the elections for an undetermined date.

    Although the 25 Presidential candidates have been in the running for over 2 years, many observers are still trying to sort out the difference between the candidates, their history and program. It is impossible in a few pages to provide all the information about the candidates. However since Haitian Times has asked me to help its readers sort out what is taking place in these elections, I thought I would help by providing a picture of the political landscape and why Haiti has found itself in such a mess with these elections.