CEP/DC/071-2526: High-level meeting on security ahead of the coming elections

CEP/DC/071-2526: High-level meeting on security ahead of the coming elections

Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) • 2026-10 • 1 pages
Summary: On 13 October 2026 the CEP held a high-level meeting on election security at its headquarters with the Prime Minister, the acting commander in chief of the Armed Forces, the Defense Minister, the Director General of the Haitian National Police and the commander of the Gang Suppression Force, to assess the security situation ahead of an update of the electoral calendar.
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Chaired by CEP President Peterson Pierre-Louis, the meeting took place at the council's headquarters in Pétion-Ville on 13 October 2026. Attendees were Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, acting Armed Forces commander in chief Lieutenant General Derby Guerrier, Defense Minister Mario Andrésol, PNH Director General André Vladimir Paraison, the commander in chief of the Gang Suppression Force, members of the council and CEP Director General Uder Antoine.

Discussion centered on assessing the country's security situation with a view to updating the electoral calendar, and on identifying the mechanisms needed to judge whether security conditions allow the elections to be held. The council states its aim of holding general elections under acceptable security conditions.

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Time Coverage
2026-10-13 to 2026-10-13

How to cite

Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), 2026, CEP/DC/071-2526: High-level meeting on security ahead of the coming elections, https://cephaiti.ht/rencontre-de-haut-niveau-sur-la-securite-en-prevision-des-prochaines-elections/

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Conseil Électoral Provisoire (CEP)