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haiti**

H.E. Leopold BerlangerFils,
Chairperson, CEP

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CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Country Name LEGISLATURE
Haiti
1. Structure of National Legislature
2. Official Name Bicameral
The Republic of Haiti
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Government Senate and the Chamber of Deputies
Semi-Presidential Republic
3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
4. Head of the Government nominated
Acting Prime Minister – Jean-Michel Lapin The President is elected by popular vote to
Prime minister-nominee – Fritz William Michel serve a 5-year term. In the Senate, 30 members
are elected by majority vote in single-member
5. Head of the State constituencies to serve 6-year terms. One-third
President – Jovenel Moïse of the Senate is elected every two years. In the

6. Capital Chamber of Deputies, 99 members are elected by
Port-au-Prince popular vote to serve 4-year terms
4. Popular House
7. Currency
Haitian gourde Senate and the Chamber of Deputies
5. Type of Electoral System
8. Ethnic Groups (with %age population)
black 95%, mixed and white 5% The two-round system
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9. Date of Independence and from which Country
1 January 1804 (from France) ELECtorAL sYstEM

10. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution
10 March 1987 (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy

11. Language (s) 1. Name of the EMB(S)
French (official), Creole (official) Conseil Electoral Provisoire (CEP) Provisional
Electoral Council)
12. Literacy Levels
61%

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