Provisional Electoral Council cites the need to align the electoral decree with details of a pact— tied to constitutional referendum — signed by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and major political actors.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has postponed voter and candidate registration for the 2026 elections, further delaying a long-awaited electoral process in a country that has not held national elections in more than a decade.
Originally scheduled to begin April 1 for voters and April 13 for candidates, the registration phases are now on hold, with no new dates announced. CEP officials said the delay follows a government decree requiring the council to align the electoral framework with a national political pact tied to a proposed constitutional referendum.
The postponement adds to growing uncertainty over Haiti’s electoral timeline, which is already under pressure from political disputes, security concerns and unresolved funding questions.
In a Wednesday statement, the CEP said the decision came after a registration simulation conducted earlier this month by Jacques Desrosier, president of the electoral institution. The council indicated it must now revise its electoral decree to comply with Articles 12 and 14 of the National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections, an agreement backed by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and other political actors.
The decree, adopted by the Council of Ministers on March 24, modifies the CEP’s mandate and requires it to integrate the referendum process into the broader electoral framework.