Haiti Announces Year-End Elections Conditional on Security Improvements
Haiti's provisional electoral council announced on July 27, 2026, that presidential and legislative elections will be held at the end of the year, with the first round scheduled for December 13, 2026, and a potential second round on February 21, 2027. The elections are conditional on 'the establishment of an acceptable security climate' and sufficient financial resources, as the country remains ravaged by gang violence. Haiti has not held elections since 2016, and President Jovenel Moïse, assassinated in 2021, has not been replaced. A previous electoral calendar set for August 2026 has already been abandoned. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomed the announcement as an essential step. Voter registration began on July 20, and candidacies must be submitted by October 2. The country faces a severe political, economic, and security crisis, with gangs responsible for widespread murders, kidnappings, and displacement of nearly 1.5 million people.
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