Haiti: 70 candidates contesting for presidency in October elections

But because of the political crisis that led to his resignation, Haiti has been unable to organize parliamentary elections and in January there was no official body qualified to approve him.

So Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council, will have to decide how many of the 70 would-be candidates will see their names printed on ballot papers.

The decision is expected around the end of May.

Those who are ruled out will lose the 500,000 gourdes (or around US$10,500) that they have paid as a deposit to make their candidacies official.

And those who pass the first hurdle will have to mount a nationwide campaign across 10 counties and print enough leaflets with a candidate photo and party symbol to impress the electorate.

Source: AFP

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