Haiti’s electoral council schedules the country’s first elections in about a decade for December, with a runoff planned for late February. The move follows an earlier timetable that had targeted a vote in August and a December runoff, but those dates were postponed due to security concerns amid ongoing gang violence.
According to reports, the council sets the presidential election date for December 13, with a runoff expected in late February. Multiple outlets note that the process is not yet guaranteed: the election timetable depends on improvements to security conditions and on the availability of funding. The continued presence of armed groups and the broader climate of violence create uncertainty over whether polling can proceed as scheduled.
Taken together, the coverage describes a repeated effort to restart Haiti’s delayed electoral process, while emphasizing that the final outcome hinges on conditions on the ground and logistical and financial readiness.
