1993 Haitian Senate election

Disputed 1993 partial Senate elections in Haiti Partial Senate elections were held in Haiti on 18 January 1993 to elect one-third of the 27-member Senate.Crisis in Haiti: Seeking a Political Solution, United Nations Department of Public Information The elections were held alongside by-elections for one seat in the Senate and three in the Chamber of Deputies.Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties, 1992-1993, p687 Held under the rule of Raoul Cédras (who had overthrown the democratically elected government in a 1991 coup) and overseen by Marc Bazin,David Malone (1998) Decision-making in the UN Security Council: The Case of Haiti, 1990-1997, Clarendon Press, p262 the elections were declared illegitimate by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States. The members elected were supportive of the coup. Voter turnout was reported to be low. Supporters of exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide denounced the elections as illegal. The United States and the Organization of American States opposed the elections because they would delay the negotiations to restore Aristide's government.Voter turnout low in Haitian midterm elections 18 January 1995 2 January 2026 UPI https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/01/18/Voter-turnout-low-in-Haitian-midterm-elections/6915727333200/ Aftermath On 2 March, police and soldiers entered Parliament to try to remove 13 parliamentarians elected in 1990 in order to ensure the newly elected members could take their place. The presence of the members elected in the 1993 elections was an additional obstacle in the negotiations to return to civilian rule;Malone, p79 however, it was agreed that they would not take their seats.United Nations Peace-keeping Information Notes 1995, p 193 References Category:Haitian military junta (1991-1994) Haiti Category:1993 in Haiti Category:Elections in Haiti Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:January 1993 in North America