Nippes: Volcy Assad runs for the Senate under the VIKTWA banner

Volcy Assad has announced he is running for the Senate in the Nippes department under the banner of the VIKTWA political group. According to a press note from his communications office, he has registered online on the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) platform.

His name does appear in the CEP's public candidate table, as a principal candidate for senator in the Nippes for VIKTWA.

A decision taken after consultations

According to the same note, Volcy Assad, who is from the department, made his decision after consulting his family, local notables, supporters and sympathizers in the eleven communes of the Nippes. He says he wants to bring residents' concerns to the Senate and favor dialogue with the communes.

A crowded race

The CEP table lists 31 Senate candidacies in the Nippes, three of them under the VIKTWA banner: Volcy Assad, Claude Luc Guillaume and Jean-Alex St Cyr. VIKTWA is also fielding Wilner Joseph in the presidential election.

Online registration is only a preliminary step. It must be followed by the filing of the required documents and the CEP's review of the application.