Haiti Presidential Election Date Set

Haitian President Michel Martelly announced that a postponed presidential runoff vote will be held more than two weeks later, on January 17.

Martelly said he received two letters from Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council warning that to fulfill the constitutional mandate of inaugurating a new president on February 7, the runoff should be held by January 17 at the latest.

On Friday, Martelly – who is constitutionally barred from running for re-election – called on Haitians “to vote en masse, like they should, for the person who best represents them.”