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The JEOM takes note of the proclamation of the official results of the first round of the legislative and presidential elections

  February 3, 2011

The Joint OAS-CARICOM Election Observation Mission (JEOM) in Haiti has noted the proclamation in the early hours of 3 February of the final results of the first round of the presidential and legislative elections of 28 November 2010 following the decisions taken by the National Electoral Challenges Bureau (BCEN) with regard to the three presidential and one hundred and five legislative recourses submitted.

The OAS Legal Experts Mission was present during the disputes and challenges phase of the presidential elections and will shortly transmit its report to the Government of Haiti. The report will be made public subsequently. For its part, the Joint OAS-CARICOM Election Observation Mission monitored the hearings of the BCEN on the legislative complaints. Though at times turbulent, the hearings permitted the candidates, through their lawyers, to avail themselves of the legal remedies provided by the Electoral Law in order to present comprehensive arguments in support of the corrective action demanded in their individual requests.

The JEOM will observe the different phases of the electoral process leading to the second round of the elections on 20 March and will be present on the ground until the proclamation of the final results scheduled for 16 April 2011.

The Mission calls on the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) to implement the recommendations brought to its attention by the JEOM on the critical phases of the electoral process and by the OAS Expert Mission on the verification of the tabulation of the vote. The objective of these recommendations is to contribute to an improvement in the organization of the second round of the elections in order to ensure their transparency and credibility.

The Joint OAS-CARICOM Mission urges all the political actors and their supporters to accept with calm the final results of the first round of the presidential and legislative elections.

For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.

Reference: E-521/11