Haiti elections for senators and Deputies to take place in July

Updated March 21, 2015 9:32 AM

The question as to how long President Michel Martelly's ability to rule the country by presidential decree will continue seems to have an answer, as elections are to be called in the middle of the year, July to be exact, for the deputies and senators. Recent information from the country's electoral council is that the first round of legislative elections will take place in five months, to establish the entire Lower Chamber and 20 senators. The news was followed closely by that which said the second round would occur in October 25, at the same time as the presidential elections.

The electoral council, membered by nine people, was quick on the job after being assigned the task of scheduling the local and presidential elections. The news of the timetable put an end to the two-day general strike that saw the expected blocked roads, and demand for the president's resignation, but none of the scheduled plans will be set in stone until the executive presidential order has made them publicly known. In the meantime, however, council member, Yolette Mengual said that the group is working assiduously to present the nation with an election that was democratic, organized and transparent.

The opposition party, which staged the many protests, have denied being part of the movement that saw to the burning of vehicles including one of the Haitian Department of Public Works. They demand that their protests against the government have remained passive and free of violence. However, presidential spokesman, Lucien Jura, is reported to have called their demonstrations full of terror.

A runoff for the presidential vote will be held in January of 2016.

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