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The party thinks that just having an election schedule won’t be enough and is asking for a detailed plan that includes the return of security, the revival of institutions, and the election process.
The Alternative to Transform Haiti party has called on the transitional authorities to release an overall, coherent, and realistic timetable of actions aimed at restoring security and returning to democratic legitimacy in Haiti.
In a situation report published on June 25, the political party explains that this request comes in a context marked by the ongoing deterioration of the national situation.
ATHA specifically points to the worsening insecurity, the absence of national elections for nearly a decade, the deployment of the Multinational Mission to Support Security, and the growing concerns of the population about the country’s future.
According to the party, simply publishing an electoral calendar will not be enough to address the challenges Haiti is facing.
For its leaders, the security crisis remains the main obstacle to organizing free, inclusive, credible, and transparent elections.
ATHA is therefore advocating for a more complete roadmap that includes the different steps needed to progressively restore public order.
The party believes that this document should specify the planned actions to restore security across the entire territory, ensure the normal functioning of public institutions, facilitate the return of people displaced by violence, and prepare the different phases of the electoral process.
In its note, the political party emphasizes that creating minimal security conditions is an essential requirement before holding the vote.According to her, restoring state authority should come before organizing elections to ensure that all citizens can participate under satisfactory conditions.
ATHA also warns about the risks of adopting an election schedule that isn’t accompanied by a credible plan to restore security.The party believes that such an approach could help prolong the political transition and worsen the institutional crisis the country is going through.
The document is signed by ATHA’s national coordinator, Jean David Genesté.
In conclusion, the political group reaffirms that only elections held under sufficiently secure conditions will allow Haiti to regain lasting institutional stability and start a genuine national reconstruction process.
Through this statement, ATHA joins several civil society organizations and political actors who believe that restoring security remains the key condition for a successful electoral process.
