Haití Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Port-au-Prince
coordenadas geográficas: 18 32 N, 72 20 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October

Independencia

1 Enero 1804 (from France)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 1 Enero (1804)

Constitución

approved Marzo 1987; suspended Junio 1988 with most articles reinstated Marzo 1989; constitutional government ousted in a military coup in Septiembre 1991, although in Octubre 1991, military government claimed to be observing the constitution; returned to constitutional rule in Octubre 1994; constitution, while technically in force between 2004-2006, was not enforced; returned to constitutional rule in Mayo 2006

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Rene PREVAL (desde 14 May 2006)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard ALEXIS (desde 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%