ith
the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;
election last held 17 December 1995 (next to be held by December
2000); prime minister appointed by the president, ratified by the
Congress
election results: Rene Garcia PREVAL elected president; percent of
vote--Rene Garcia PREVAL 88%, Leon JEUNE 2.5%, Victor BENOIT 2.3%

Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly or Assemblee
Nationale consists of the Senate (27 seats; members serve six-year
terms; one-third elected every two years) and the Chamber of
Deputies (83 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve
four-year terms)
elections: Senate--last held 25 June 1995, with reruns on 13 August
and runoffs on 17 September (election held for nine seats 6 April
1997; results disputed and runoffs postponed indefinitely); Chamber
of Deputies--last held 25 June 1995, with reruns on 13 August and
runoffs on 17 September (next Senate and Chamber of Deputies
elections due November 1998 but delayed indefinitely)
election results: Senate--percent of vote by party--NA; seats by
party--OPL 7, FL-leaning 7, independents 3, vacant 10; Chamber of
Deputies--percent of vote by party--NA; seats by party--OPL 32,
antineoliberal bloc 24, minor parties and independents 22, vacant 5

Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation)

Political parties and leaders: Lavalas Family or FL
ROUMAIN]; Alliance for the Liberation and Advancement of Haiti or

Political pressure groups and leaders: Roman Catholic Church;
Confederation of Haitian Workers or CTH; Federation of Workers Trade
Unions or FOS; Autonomous Haitian Workers or CATH; National Popular
Assembly or APN; Papaye Peasants Movement or MPP; Popular
Organizations Gathering Power or PROP

International organization participation: ACCT, ACP, Caricom
(observer), CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM,
IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM,
ITU, LAES, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU,
WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Louis
Harold JOSEPH
chancery: 2311 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Miami, New York, and San Juan
(Puerto Rico)

Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Timothy