1995 Haitian general election

none Haiti 17 December 1995 Presidential election yes presidential 27.80% 1990–91 Haitian general election 1990 2000 Haitian presidential election 2000 Rene Preval.jpg René Préval Fanmi Lavalas 818,014 3x4.svg Léon Jeune Independent politician 23,188 President Jean Bertrand-Aristide National Front for Change and Democracy René Préval Fanmi Lavalas Chamber of Deputies election yes 31.09% yes Fanmi Lavalas René Préval 67 New FNCD 2 27 GMRN 1 new KONAKOM 1 new PANPRA 1 new PROP 1 new RDCH 1 new MKN 1 5 Independents – 5 5 Senate election yes 31.09% yes Fanmi Lavalas René Préval 17 New FNCD 1 13 KONAKOM 1 new RDCH 1 new Independents – 7 1 General elections were held in Haiti in 1995 for the presidency and for seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The presidential election, held on 17 December, resulted in a victory for René Préval of Fanmi Lavalas.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p392 978-0-19-928357-6 The parliamentary elections, held on 25 June, 13 August and 17 September, were also won by Lavalas. Voter turnout was just 31.09% for the parliamentary elections and 27.8% for the presidential elections.Haiti: Elections held in 1995 Inter-Parliamentary UnionNohlen, p3921996 Election Watch https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/697485 Journal of Democracy 7 2 1086-3214 Préval was inaugurated as president of Haiti on 7 February 1996, which was the first peaceful transition of power from one elected Haitian president to another.Metz Helen Chapin Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies Federal Research Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2001 https://www.loc.gov/item/2001023524/ 309 Sasha Filippova Kristina Fried Brian Concannon From coup to chaos: 20 years after the US ousted Haiti's president Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft 1 March 2024 14 November 2025 https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-haiti-coup/ Background The 25 June 1995 parliamentary elections were the first to be held in Haiti since the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during Operation Uphold Democracy in 1994. In the parliamentary elections, around 11,000 candidates ran for 700 seats, including in the National Assembly and local and municipal councils.Haiti elections 23 May 1994 3 January 2026 UPI https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/05/23/Haiti-elections/5265801201600/ In total, 2,200 political offices were contested during the general election, and 3.4 million of the four million eligible voters in Haiti were registered.Bazinet Kenneth R. U.S. sending observer to Haiti elections 23 June 1995 3 January 2026 UPI https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/06/23/US-sending-observer-to-Haiti-elections/7015803880000/ There were relatively few violent incidents during the campaign compared to past elections in Haiti, leading to free and fair elections, according to the OAS observer mission.Officials split on Haiti vote conditions 24 June 1995 3 January 2026 UPI https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/06/24/Officials-split-on-Haiti-vote-conditions/8883803966400/ Results President René Préval Fanmi Lavalas 818014 Léon Jeune Independent 23188 Victor Benoit fr National Congress of Democratic Forces 21513 Rene Julien 12960 Jean Jacques Clark Parent Haitian Democratic Party 12842 Edy Volel Christian Democratic Rally Richard Vladimir Jeanty Paradise Party Francis Jean Revolutionary Military Force Jean Arnold Dumas National Party of Workers' Defence Julio Larosiliere Dieuveuil Joseph Haitian Social Democratic Party Gerard Dalvius Alternative Party for the Development of Haiti Rockefeller Guerre Union of Democratic Patriots Firmin Jean-Louis 994599 3578155 Nohlen Chamber of Deputies Fanmi Lavalas 67 New National Front for Change and Democracy 2 –25 Faction of the National Reconstruction Movement 1 New National Congress of Democratic Forces 1 New National Progressive Revolutionary Party 1 New Power Association of Popular Organisations 1 New Christian Democratic Rally 1 New National Cobite Movement 1 –4 Other parties 3 – Independents 5 0 +2 1140523 3668049 Nohlen, IPU Senate Fanmi Lavalas 17 New National Front for Change and Democracy 1 –12 National Congress of Democratic Forces 1 New Christian Democratic Rally 1 New Independents 7 +6 1140523 3668049 0 Nohlen, IPU References Category:Elections in Haiti General Haiti Category:Presidential elections in Haiti Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Haiti