OAS approves declaration for timely holding of elections in Haiti

By Michelle Nurse Last updated Jan 15, 2015

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti, Duly Brutus at the Special Meeting of the Permanent Council of the OAS, January 14, 2015 — Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religion of Haiti, Duly Brutus at the Special Meeting of the Permanent Council of the OAS, January 14, 2015

The Organisation of American States (OAS) on Wednesday approved a Declaration for the swift holding of elections in Haiti, days after last ditch negotiations for a new electoral law collapsed and prompted the dissolution of Parliament.

President Michel Martelly is now ruling by decree.

Approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-sponsored Declaration by the Permanent Council followed an update on the political situation in the French Creole-speaking nation by the Foreign Minister of Haiti, Duly Brutus.