HaitiElections 2026
Seven presidential candidates register for Haiti's Dec. 13 elections
The electoral council also counts 162 Senate and 419 Chamber of Deputies candidates, and about 629,000 registered voters.
Key numbers
Dec. 13First round
7presidential candidates
162Senate candidates
419Chamber of Deputies candidates
628,755registered voters as of Sept. 21
30 / 105political organizations at the candidate stage
Source: Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), as reported by The Haitian Times, Sept. 23, 2026.
What's at stake
This will be Haiti's first national vote since 2016. Voters will choose a president, senators and deputies after years without elected national leaders.
Security is the biggest challenge. Gangs control much of Port-au-Prince and the Artibonite, and on September 29 the UN Security Council renewed the Gang Suppression Force for six months, through March 31, 2027. The OAS has urged authorities to bar candidates tied to armed groups.
Turnout is the other worry: four weeks before the deadline, fewer than 7% of voters had registered.
Latest election news
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HaitiElections 2026
Candidate filing opens for Haiti's Dec. 13 elections, the first national vote since 2016
The OAS urges authorities to bar candidates tied to armed groups as insecurity changes where some candidates can file.
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Under 7% of Haitian voters registered four weeks before the deadline
Low registration underscores how hard participation will be in December's vote.
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'Haiti is standing tall': Fils-Aimé tells the UN his country is at a watershed moment
The prime minister asked world leaders to renew and fully deploy the Gang Suppression Force, days before the Security Council vote.
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UN extends Haiti's Gang Suppression Force for six months, through March 2027
Resolution 2829 passed 12-0, with China, Pakistan and Russia abstaining. The renewal is shorter than the two years that had been requested.
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Haiti passes the halfway mark in its drive to train 4,000 new police officers
More than 2,000 officers have been trained under the P4000 plan; another class is due to graduate in November.
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Haiti hires Roger Stone's firm for $65,000 a month to lobby U.S. officials
A federal filing shows a one-year contract with the Foreign Ministry. An opposition leader calls it "an absolute scandal."
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Dominican president urges the UN to fully deploy the Haiti force
At the General Assembly, Luis Abinader called for more troops, a strictly enforced arms embargo and sanctions on gang financing.