Haiti Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Port-au-Prince
coordinate geografiche: 18 32 N, 72 20 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October

Indipendenza

1 Gennaio 1804 (from France)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 1 Gennaio (1804)

Costituzione

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

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Rene PREVAL (da allora 14 May 2006)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard ALEXIS (da allora 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%