When the Provisional Became a Way of Governing in Haiti

In mid-September, barely more than one potential voter out of ten had registered on the lists. The provisional electoral council had about 628,000 registered voters, 7 presidential candidates, 162 for the Senate, and 419 for the Chamber of Deputies. Three weeks later, on October 6, the same council removed all election dates from its calendar. December 13 was abandoned, the campaign was postponed, and a revised calendar was promised without a deadline. The country has been waiting for elections since 2016.

It is against this backdrop t