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16-428: Port-Salut is a popular destination for local Haitians, as well as tourists, due to the surrounding beaches. Port-Salut is the hometown of Haiti's former president , Jean-Bertrand Aristide , who was born there in 1953, and is also the hometown of former prime minister , Jean-Marie Cherestal . 18°4′N 73°55′W  /  18.067°N 73.917°W  / 18.067; -73.917 This article about

32-513: A location in Haiti is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . President of Haiti The president of Haiti ( Haitian Creole : Prezidan peyi Ayiti , French : Président d'Haïti ), officially called the president of the Republic of Haiti (French: Président de la République d'Haïti , Haitian Creole: Prezidan Repiblik Ayiti , pronounced [pɣezidã ɣepiblik ajiti] ),

48-595: A majority in Parliament in favor of a new government, the President must choose a prime minister from the majority party; otherwise, he chooses one after consultation with the two houses of Parliament. In either case, the choice must then be ratified by Parliament. The president terminates the duties of the prime minister when the Government resigns. The president declares war and negotiates and signs peace treaties with

64-517: Is not fixed, per the election held in 2015 . If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff is held between the top two candidates. The runoff candidate with the highest number of votes becomes president. Each presidential term is supposed to begin and end on the February 7 immediately following the last presidential election. However, this has not always been observed, as when Michel Martelly became president on May 11, 2011. Since 1950,

80-497: Is the head of state of Haiti . Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government, which is headed by the prime minister of Haiti . The Transitional Presidential Council has been exercising the powers of the presidency since 25 April 2024. It has a mandate to act that concludes on 7 February 2026. A number of qualifications for the presidency are specified by Chapter III, Section A (Articles 134 and 135) of

96-711: Is the upper house of Haiti 's bicameral legislature , the Haitian Parliament . The lower house of the Haitian Parliament is the Chamber of Deputies . The Senate consists of thirty seats, with three members from each of the ten administrative departments . Prior to the creation of the department of Nippes in 2003, there were twenty-seven seats. Senators are elected by popular vote to six-year terms, with one-third elected every two years. There are no term limits for senators; they may be re-elected indefinitely. After

112-620: The 2010 Haiti earthquake , and was demolished in 2012. In place of the National Palace, President Moise used his home at Pelerin 5 in Pétion-Ville as a temporary Presidential Palace before relocating to another home in the Juventas area. Under the 1987 Constitution, the presidential line of succession went first to the president of the Supreme Court of Haiti , then to the vice-president of

128-499: The elections of 2000 , twenty-six of the then twenty-seven seats were held by Jean-Bertrand Aristide 's Fanmi Lavalas party. The Senate was not in session following the overthrow of Aristide's government in February 2004. An interim government was put in place following the rebellion, and the remaining senators were not recognised during that time. The Senate was re-established and elections were held on 21 April 2006. The next elections were scheduled to occur in 2008, when one-third of

144-479: The 1987 Constitution of Haiti . The president is elected to a five-year term by popular vote. The president may not be elected to consecutive terms; he may serve a second term only after an interval of five years, and may not run for a third term. To be elected president, a candidate must: Elections are held on the last Sunday in November in the fifth year of a president's term. However, in actuality Election Day

160-648: The Haitian Constitution). ^ [A___] citations are Article numbers of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of Haiti . A government-issued but unofficial (and error-prone) English translation is available at http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6b542c.html and http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Haiti/haiti1987.html and the French original is available at http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Haiti/haiti1987fr.html Haitian senate The Senate ( French : Sénat , Haitian Creole : Sena )

176-534: The President is elected by universal suffrage of all citizens. Previously, civilian presidents were elected by the Chamber of Deputies. Other qualifications for the presidency are specified by Articles 136 to 147, part of Chapter III, Section B of the 1987 Constitution. The president has no powers except those accorded to him in the Constitution. The Constitution mandates that the president see to: When there exists

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192-579: The Senate seats was opened. In 2015, the Senate was reduced to only 10 members and the chamber of deputies was closed because the elections to replace one-third of the senators and all of the deputies in 2013 were delayed indefinitely causing senators and deputies to finish their term in January 2015 without any replacement. This led to a dysfunctional National assembly. In the 2015 parliamentary elections these two-thirds were filled with new elected members, completing

208-578: The approval of the National Assembly , and signs all international treaties , conventions, and agreements, submitting them to the National Assembly for ratification. The president also accredits ambassadors and special envoys to foreign nations, receives letters of accreditation from ambassadors of foreign powers, and issues exequaturs to recognize consuls . With the approval of the Senate ,

224-510: The court, and then to puisne judges in order of seniority. An election for president was required within three months of a vacancy occurring, and the acting president could not run for the office. This provision was amended in 2011–2012 to remove all judges from the presidential line of succession, instead designating the Council of Ministers, under the Presidency of the prime minister (Article 149 of

240-533: The president appoints the generalissimo of the Haitian armed forces and of the Haitian police forces, as well as Haiti's ambassadors and consuls to foreign states. The president is himself the commander-in-chief of the armed services. With the approval of the Council of Ministers, the president appoints the directors-general of the civil service, as well as delegates and vice-delegates of various departments and arrondissements. The president ratifies laws, and has

256-402: The right to choose between ratifying a law or not. The president may reduce or commute sentences in all res judicata cases, except ones imposed by Supreme Court judges. The president, however, may not grant amnesty to non-political prisoners. The National Palace in the capital Port-au-Prince served as the official residence of the president of Haiti, but was severely damaged in

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