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Pompeo Calls on Haiti to Hold 'Overdue' Legislative Elections

Sandra Lemaire

   WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling on Haiti's
   government to hold legislative elections "as soon as technically
   feasible."

   "Haiti's legislative elections are now overdue. We continue to call for
   elections as soon as technically feasible. We understand that the OAS
   secretary-general has called for those elections to be held by the end
   of January," Pompeo said in a video clip posted on Twitter.

     .[1]@SecPompeo: [2]#Haiti's legislative elections are now overdue.
     We continue to call for elections as soon as technically feasible.
     [3]pic.twitter.com/g7U5rnFO5B
     -- U.S. Embassy Haiti (@USEmbassyHaiti) [4]October 15, 2020

   Haitian President Jovenel Moise announced the formation of a new
   provisional electoral council (Conseille Electoral Provisoire, CEP) on
   Sept. 22 and presided over the swearing in of its nine members. In a
   message posted on Twitter, Moise thanked the members for their
   willingness to serve the nation at a "difficult time."

References

   1. https://twitter.com/SecPompeo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Haiti?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   3. https://t.co/g7U5rnFO5B
   4. https://twitter.com/USEmbassyHaiti/status/1316819884513271809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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