Presidential election: Jude Célestin registers for a third race, after 2010 and 2015

Jude Célestin wants to become president again. The former director of the National Equipment Center (CNE) appears on the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) online candidate registry, consulted on Wednesday, November 11, as a presidential candidate for the ENA organization.

This would be his third run for the presidency. He is one of the 26 registered presidential candidates currently on the registry, with four days left until online registration closes.

Twice at the doors of the second round

In 2010, Jude Célestin was the candidate for Inite, President René Préval's party. Preliminary results from the first round placed him second, behind Mirlande Manigat. After a verification conducted by the Organization of American States (OAS), Michel Martelly took his place in the second round.

In 2015, under the banner of the Alternative League for Haitian Progress and Emancipation (Lapeh), he finished second in the first round, behind Jovenel Moïse. He refused to participate in the second round, citing fraud, and that election was ultimately canceled and then held again in 2016.

Registration, not yet validation

Online registration is only a first step. According to a note from the CEP on November 10, registration for presidential and legislative candidates closes on November 15 at midnight, and files must be submitted no later than November 30. The CEP will then verify each file before publishing the list of accepted candidacies.

Dominique Dupuy, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has also registered (read also). At the time of publication, we had not found any public statement from Jude Célestin regarding his candidacy.