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A constitutional referendum is to be held in Haiti on 27 June 2021.[1] It is the first referendum in the country since 1987, and was unilaterally proposed by the administration of Jovenel Moïse.[2]
Background[edit]
In the absence of a Constitutional Council, a Permanent Electoral Council, and a functioning Senate, there is ambiguity as to the end of President Jovenel Moïse's term of office. While he believes that his term ends on 7 February 2022, having been elected in 2016, the opposition and civil society groups — including Haiti's Conseil Supérieur du Pouvoir Judiciaire (CSPJ)[3] and Federation of Haitian Bar associations[4] — say the term ended 7 February 2021. On that day, the Supreme Council of the Judiciary declared the end of the Moses' term, while the government announced that it had foiled an attempted coup. The next day, the opposition announced that it would appoint Judge Joseph Mécène Jean-Louis as interim president for a two-year transition period, alongside the drafting of a new Constitution during a period of a national conference.
Proposed changes[edit]
- Abolition of the Senate and creation of a unicameral legislature
- Abolition of the post of Prime Minister (thereby changing from a semi-presidential system to a full presidential system of government)
- Modification of the electoral system for presidential elections, changing from a two-round system to one held in one round under first-past-the-post voting
- Modification of the presidential term limit, allowing two consecutive five-year terms (removing the requirement for a five-year interval before being eligible to serve again for a final term)
References[edit]
- ^ "Haïti: le pouvoir contesté annonce des élections et un référendum sur une nouvelle constitution". LEFIGARO (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Jovenel Moïse donne un cadre légal au CEP pour organiser le référendum sur la nouvelle Constitution". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "CSPJ resolution: constitutional mandate of President Jovenel Moise". Haiti Watch. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ BDHH. "Resolution 2021-01 Haitian Bar Federation (english version) – Bureau des Droits Humains en Haïti (BDHH)" (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2021.
