Haiti postpones first presidential election in a decade to July 2027

Supporters gather for Haitian former President Michel Martelly as he registers to run for president in the upcoming election, which had been planned for December before the government announced it was reviewing the schedule, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 23, 2026. REUTERS/Fildor Pq Egeder

PORT-AU-PRINCE, ⁠Oct 28 (Reuters) - ⁠Haiti's electoral ‌council has postponed its first presidential ​election in ⁠a ⁠decade to July ⁠18, 2027, ‌a ⁠new calendar published ​by ‌council showed on ⁠Wednesday.

The ​council had previously ⁠planned a ​first-round presidential vote for December ⁠13 but later said it was ​reviewing ⁠its schedule.

(Reporting ​by ‌Harold Isaac; Editing ​by Muralikumar Anantharaman)