Haiti: Elections Impossible Before February 7, 2026
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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No more suspense surrounding the electoral issue!
Presidential advisor Frinel Joseph has put an end to speculation regarding the holding of elections under the mandate of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT).
“Elections are impossible before February 7, 2026, the date marking the Council’s expiration,” declared the REN representative within the executive. Pastor Frinel Joseph, responsible for the election file within the CPT, made this statement alongside advisors Louis Gérald Gilles and Emmanuel Vertilaire, during a visit to the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) on Friday, October 31, 2025. This meeting was an opportunity for the presidential advisors to congratulate the CEP members for officially making the draft electoral decree available to political parties.
“This step is important in the preparation of the upcoming elections,” emphasized Frinel Joseph. The presidential advisors encouraged the CEP members to continue their efforts to ensure a credible, inclusive, and independent electoral process, while reaffirming their commitment to leave power on February 7, 2026, in accordance with the agreement of April 3, 2024, establishing and organizing the transition. For his part, the president of the CEP, Jacques Desrosiers, speaking on Radio Métropole, indicated that the institution's mission is to “get the machine running” and to prepare technically.
Regarding the election date, Mr. Desrosiers specified that the CEP is currently finalizing the electoral calendar, which will be announced very soon. The press representative within the Council also acknowledged that it is “materially impossible” to organize elections before February 7, 2026, thus joining Frinel Joseph's position. In a statement regarding the publication of the draft electoral decree, the CEP grants political parties a deadline expiring on November 10, 2025, to submit their observations, before the document is transmitted to the CPT for official publication. Johao Killy
“Elections are impossible before February 7, 2026, the date marking the Council’s expiration,” declared the REN representative within the executive. Pastor Frinel Joseph, responsible for the election file within the CPT, made this statement alongside advisors Louis Gérald Gilles and Emmanuel Vertilaire, during a visit to the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) on Friday, October 31, 2025. This meeting was an opportunity for the presidential advisors to congratulate the CEP members for officially making the draft electoral decree available to political parties.
“This step is important in the preparation of the upcoming elections,” emphasized Frinel Joseph. The presidential advisors encouraged the CEP members to continue their efforts to ensure a credible, inclusive, and independent electoral process, while reaffirming their commitment to leave power on February 7, 2026, in accordance with the agreement of April 3, 2024, establishing and organizing the transition. For his part, the president of the CEP, Jacques Desrosiers, speaking on Radio Métropole, indicated that the institution's mission is to “get the machine running” and to prepare technically.
Regarding the election date, Mr. Desrosiers specified that the CEP is currently finalizing the electoral calendar, which will be announced very soon. The press representative within the Council also acknowledged that it is “materially impossible” to organize elections before February 7, 2026, thus joining Frinel Joseph's position. In a statement regarding the publication of the draft electoral decree, the CEP grants political parties a deadline expiring on November 10, 2025, to submit their observations, before the document is transmitted to the CPT for official publication. Johao Killy
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