PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The US government has warned Haiti that it risks losing aid if it doesn’t hold elections that are more than two years overdue.
The US Embassy in Port-au-Prince said Thursday that none of the money set aside for the Haitian government by the State Appropriations Act will be available until the US State Department certifies Haiti is “taking steps” to hold the legislative and local votes.
Haitian officials are under pressure to organize the elections for this year. The executive branch and Chamber of Deputies signed an electoral law this month but the Senate has yet to approve.
