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Weekly Report - 23 June 2016 (WR-16-24)

HAITI: Heading into fresh uncertainty

For the second time in less than six months, major doubts persist regarding the legitimacy of Haiti’s leadership. The 120-day mandate of interim president Jocelerme Privert officially ended on 14 June – the date agreed as per the accord inked by former president Michel Martelly (2011-2016) and heads of congress, ahead of his departure on 7 February, in the absence of an elected successor [WR-16-07]. At the time of writing, the bicameral legislature had yet to agree on whether to extend the term of Privert, who insists he will remain in office until a decision has been taken. The recent decision by the provisional electoral council (CEP) to accept the recommendation of the verification commission (Cieve) tasked with looking into last year’s first round of presidential elections [WR-16-21] – to scrap the run-off between Jovenel Moïse of Martelly’s Parti Haïtien Têt Kalé (PHTK) and Jude Célestin of the opposition Ligue Alternative Pour le Progrés et l’Emancipation Haïtienne (Lapeh) party and set fresh elections – means that the PHTK and its allies are likely to drive a hard bargain.

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