2025-12-26

CEP Christmas Day calendar revision confirms December 2025 electoral timeline was never operationally viable 365 day constitutional gap between February 7 2026 CPT expiration and February 7 2027 inauguration formalizes governance crisis No legal framework provided for how Haiti will be governed during 365 day gap Campaign period pushed forward five months to May 19 through August 28 2026 Calendar contingent on security improvements in 23 gang controlled communes and full funding both unlikely by May 2026 Christmas Day publication timing suggests CEP anticipated severe political pushback