These ballots should have taken place this year, at the end of 2026, but they were postponed because the conditions, particularly security, were not met for the vote to be held in good conditions.
In this context, the holding of the elections announced this week seems distant and still uncertain.
More than 2,000 soldiers from El Salvador will arrive there, officially to find four soldiers missing after a gang attack. Around twenty candidates have already been declared for these elections promised in 2027, including two former presidents of the Republic.
They should have taken place this year, at the end of 2026, but they were postponed because the conditions, particularly security, were not met for the vote to be held in good conditions.
The authorities of Port-au-Prince have just announced the holding of presidential and legislative elections next year, despite the security and economic situation.
Haiti has 11 million inhabitants, including seven million of voting age, but to date only 900,000 people are registered on the electoral lists.
Around twenty candidates have already been declared for the elections promised in 2027, including two former presidents of the Republic.
Elections in 2027 in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas.
The 2,000 soldiers will come to the aid of the gang suppression force, the FRG, which is trying to fight organized crime on the island.