This Sunday, 5.8 million registered voters (for an estimated population of 10.3 million) were called to elect 119 deputies and 20 senators, no less than 1,855 candidates were competing for 139 parliamentary seats.

The 1,558 voting center, totaling 13,725 polling stations, installed on all ten departments were supposed to open their doors at 6:00 am and close at 4:00 pm closure that was finally postponed to 6:00 pm, for some voting centers, who had opened several hours late.

Although due to close at 6:00 pm some of these centers concerned by this schedule extension, have nevertheless closed their door at 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm despite this information about an extension of closing time, was confirmed by the President of the CEP and reiterated by Prime Minister Evans Paul during a midday conference.

"Globalman tout bagay ap byen dewoule. Se vre gen kèk ti pwoblem, men nou salye popilasyon an ki soti fè devwa l (Globally everything went well. It is true that there has been some small problems, but we salute the people that came out to do his duty)," declared the Head of Government.

"We hope that this day will end with the free expression of the will of the Haitian people despite some incidents that we condemn, few incidents of violence that have forced to close some votings Center. Our impression, our information for now, tell us that the elections were held almost normally [...] it is through the ballot box today we must know the will of the Haitians [...] this is the beginning of the path of consolidation of the democracy in Haiti [...]" declared Elena Valenciano, the representative of the Electoral Observation Mission of the EU.

According to our latest information, in the North department, two people were killed one in Dondon (Gary Jean Baptiste of PHTK) another to the Plaine du Nord (identity not provided).

3 voting centers could be eliminated in the North, pending the report of the Judge of Peace and a polling station was torched.

Other sources report several victims in Mirebalais.

According to the Government Commissioner of Jérémie, Antoine Rosny, the voting center of the Lycée des Jeunes filles of Jérémie, Midrime Wesh the candidate for deputy for the constituency of Jérémie, under the banner of the National Union for Development of Haiti (UNDH), was physically attacked by supporters of a rival candidate, Germain Dorsainville, uneder the banner PHTK.

Rendezvous tomorrow for the balance sheets.

All events of the day :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14787-haiti-flash-the-authorities-are-trying-to-reassure-and-relativize-incidents.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14786-haiti-flash-4-shot-wounded.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14785-haiti-flash-chaotic-situation.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14783-haiti-petit-goave-between-vote-disorder-and-violence.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14782-haiti-flash-ransacking-of-polling-stations-several-voting-centers-closed-the-tension-rises.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-14781-icihaiti-flash-weapons-seizure-of-the-road-of-grande-saline.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14780-haiti-flash-bad-start-delay-confusion-fraud-and-violence.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14779-haiti-elections-message-from-president-martelly-for-elections.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14778-haiti-flash-important-information-for-elections.html

HL/ HaitiLibre