{
  "id": 12517786,
  "title": "Crisis-stricken Haiti postpones elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/crisis-stricken-haiti-postpones-elections-12517786",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T01:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/07/crisis-stricken-haiti-postpones-elections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Haiti, plagued by gang violence and political instability, has indefinitely postponed its upcoming elections, officials announced on Tuesday. The Caribbean nation, the poorest in the Americas, has not held elections since 2016, with the last president assassinated in 2021. The scheduled dates for the December 13 and February 21, 2027 rounds have been scrapped, with the Provisional Electoral Council stating that the timetable will be made public as soon as possible. Voter registration continues, but only 769,000 out of the 11 million eligible voters have registered since the process began on July 20. The postponement comes amid concerns about the country's security situation, with nearly 5,700 people killed or wounded this year and over 1,000 women and girls raped, according to a UN report. A UN-backed Gang Suppression Force is in the process of being deployed with a target strength of 5,500, but currently only has around 1,500 personnel. The UN Security Council has extended the force's mandate for six months, emphasizing the importance of ensuring security conditions conducive to free and fair elections.",
  "summary": "Haiti has not held elections since 2016, and its last president, assassinated in 2021, has not been replaced.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Crisis-stricken Haiti postpones elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/crisis-stricken-haiti-postpones-elections",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:20:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}