Haïti Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Port-au-Prince
coordonnées géographiques: 18 32 N, 72 20 W
différence de temps: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October

Fête de l'Indépendance

1 Janvier 1804 (from France)

Fête nationale

Jour De l'Indépendance, 1 Janvier (1804)

Constitution

approved Mars 1987; suspended Juin 1988 with most articles reinstated Mars 1989; constitutional government ousted in a military coup in Septembre 1991, although in Octobre 1991, military government claimed to be observing the constitution; returned to constitutional rule in Octobre 1994; constitution, while technically in force between 2004-2006, was not enforced; returned to constitutional rule in Mai 2006

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Président Rene PREVAL (depuis 14 May 2006)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard ALEXIS (depuis 30 May 2006); note - on 12 April 2008 ALEXIS was ousted in a no-confidence vote by the Senate over his inability to quell violence associated with the ongoing food crisis
cabinet: Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held 7 February 2006 (next to be held in 2011); prime minister appointed by the president, ratified by the National Assembly
election results: Rene PREVAL elected president; percent of vote - Rene PREVAL 51%