Haiti: President Martelly sends election law for publication

Haitian President Michel Martelly. PHOTO/File

The Martelly administration in Haiti took an important step on Tuesday to organize legislative and local elections that are 2 years overdue.

President Michel Martelly’s office announced that it had sent an electoral law to the official gazette for publication. The document, which has not been made public, seeks to clarify debate surrounding the question of term limits.

Opposition lawmakers have said that the terms of 10 Senate seats don’t expire until January 2015 while accusing the Martelly administration of saying the seats expire next month.

The elections are to fill 10 seats in the 30-member Senate and hundreds of local posts, to which Martelly has appointed dozens of interim officials.

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