Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse has named a new nine-member provisional electoral council (CEP). The move was hailed by the US embassy as “an important step towards conducting legislative elections”. These are long overdue and widely deemed necessary given the current political crisis, with Moïse ruling by decree since January, when legislators’ terms lapsed after elections failed to take place in October 2019. Moïse’s appointment of the CEP, however, has proven contentious, both in terms of its members and one of its declared objectives - organising a referendum on a new constitution. End of preview - This article contains approximately 694 words.
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