Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry promised Friday August 20 to work for the organization of national elections "
as quickly as possible
", despite the difficulties aggravated by the recent earthquake that has grieved his country.
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“
I made the commitment to do everything possible to put my country back on the rails of a functional democracy with the organization, as soon as possible, of good free and transparent elections. It is imperative that we return quickly to the normal functioning of democratic institutions
, ”said Mr. Henry at a special session of the Organization of American States (OAS).
The Haitian Prime Minister, who was speaking by teleconference, acknowledged that the earthquake that ravaged southwestern Haiti on August 14, killing nearly 2,200 people, had "
mobilized all energies
" and put the process on hold. electoral.
But he assured that the operations for the poll would resume "
as quickly as possible
".
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Ariel Henry had, as soon as he took office on July 20, promised to bring to justice the killers of President Jovenel Moïse, assassinated two weeks earlier in Port-au-Prince by an armed commando, and to organize presidential and legislative elections this year. demanded by the population and the international community.
The recent earthquake is the latest of the scourges suffered by the Caribbean country, plagued by poverty, insecurity and corruption.
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