The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the European Union (EU EOM), present in Haiti since July 12, 2015, took note of the decision of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) to postpone the electoral process of the second round of presidential elections and by-elections scheduled for January 24, 2016 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16394-haiti-flash-elections-of-january-24-are-canceled-update-7h10-pm.html

"The EOM-EU condemns the acts of violence recorded in recent days in various departments of the country and regrets that this deterioration in the security environment and the pressures that followed the election of 25 October, have ended by depriving citizens of Haiti of their right to freely express their political will in the constitutional deadlines. Violence has no place in a democratic process where voters' rights must always be guaranteed.

The European Mission considers it necessary that the different actors of the electoral process assume their responsibilities in order to put an end as soon as possible to the current political impasse, which unfortunately, only enlarge the distance between citizens and their representatives. The Mission calls on all actors to maintain an attitude of non-violence and respect of standards that govern the process.

The Mission reiterates its support to the Haitian electoral process and underlines the necessity to respect the electoral results of the vote of October 25, 2015 which placed the candidate Jovenel Moïse and Jude Célestin in the second round of the presidential elections and reiterates its support to the Haitian people, to the development democratic and political stability of Haiti."

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16398-haiti-flash-situation-of-violence-and-anarchy.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-16396-icihaiti-flash-schools-burnt-the-ministry-requests-the-assistance-of-the-population.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16363-haiti-news-electoral-zapping.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16364-haiti-flash-demonstration-violence-vandalism-and-panic-scenes-in-the-capital.html

HL/ HaitiLibre