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Weekly Report - 09 April 2015 (WR-15-14)
HAITI: CEP passes first test
Since President Michel Martelly issued the decree last month calling long-overdue legislative and local elections as well as the presidential vote (due this year) [WR-15-11], the electoral process has begun in earnest. The provisional electoral council (CEP) has issued the list of parties allowed to compete – widely considered the first test of the credibility of the CEP and the process itself. As expected the international community is keeping a close eye on developments.
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