Council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview on Wednesday that a date for the long-awaited general elections has been fixed for around November 15 of this year.
"We must pass on power to a legitimate, elected government on Feb. 7, 2026," Voltaire told TV5 Monde, referring to a constitutional limit that has been repeatedly sidestepped as governments cited the difficulty of holding elections under a worsening security crisis.
Speaking in the interview during a European tour, Voltaire said he had held a cordial meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron earlier in the day, in which Macron agreed to support efforts to boost security and prevent drug-trafficking.
Haiti has lacked elected representatives since January 2023 and has not held elections since 2016.
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