Reuters

People walk by the Canado-Haitien College before the arrival of Prime Minister Garry Conilleas, as part of a State inspection of schools during the final bachelors degree exams, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo

Port-au-Prince – Haiti’s government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council, an initial step needed to hold the Caribbean nation’s first general elections since 2016.

Haiti’s transitional presidential council – a separate body which has been acting as the government since it was installed in April – established the electoral council in a meeting, the prime minister’s office said. Members were named for seven of the nine seats.

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