Sophia Martelly registers for Senate elections

She is will be running for a Senate seat representing the West department, which includes the capital of Port-au-Prince. Born in New York, Martelly holds dual Haitian and American nationality. The Constitution, amended in 2012, recognizes dual nationality, but the electoral decree published in March 2015 states that, to be a candidate in any election in the country, one must "never had renounced his nationality nor hold any other nationality at the time of registration.” The Provisional Electoral Council has to determine the admissibility of mo