48 of 105 Accredited Political Organizations Cleared to Nominate Candidates
Only 48 parties met the voter-registration threshold by the November 8 deadline, Le Nouvelliste reports.
Just 48 of 105 accredited political organizations in Haiti are authorized to nominate candidates for the next elections, according to Le Nouvelliste. The outlet reported that by the deadline set for political organizations to register 30,000 members, Sunday, November 8, only 48 political structures succeeded in registering their adherents. Under Article 130 of the electoral decree, these are the only organizations qualified to present candidates in the upcoming elections, which are to be organized by the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). The report cited the decree's requirement that to be eligible to present candidacies, any accredited political party, group, or coalition of parties must meet the membership registration conditions. Related coverage from the newspaper has referenced so-called 'yellow envelope' political parties and reported 38 million attempted fraudulent entries during the registration process, as well as separate issues surrounding police certificate requirements for candidates, including new deadlines fixed by the DCPJ and criticism from Wadner Édouard over the DCPJ's capacity to deliver such certificates. Full details beyond these excerpts were not available in the published text.