The National Assembly of Haiti (French: Assemblée Nationale) constitutes the legislative branch of the Haitian government. The Assembly is bicameral, the upper house being the Senate of Haiti and the lower house being the Chamber of Deputies of Haiti. Meetings of the National Assembly are presided over by the President of the Senate, with the President of the Chamber of Deputies assisting. The Secretaries of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies also serve as Secretaries of the National Assembly. This page lists presidents and other heads of state of Haiti. ... René Garcia Préval (born January 17, 1943 in Marmelade) is a Haitian politician and agronomist who is currently the President of Haïti. ... Category: ... Jacques-Edouard Alexis (born 21 September 1947 in Gonaïves) is the prime minister of Haiti. ... The Senate of Haiti consists of twenty seven seats, one third elected every two years. ... The Chamber of Deputies of Haiti has eighty three members which are elected for four-year terms. ... The 2004 Haiti rebellion was a conflict fought for several weeks in Haiti during February 2004 that resulted in the premature end of President Jean-Bertrand Aristides second term, and the installment of an interim government led by Gerard Latortue. ... Political parties in Haiti lists political parties in Haiti. ... Elections in Haïti gives information on election and election results in Haïti. ... Haitis general elections of 2000 featured a presidential race, as well as elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. ... The 2006 Elections in Haiti, to replace the interim government of Gerard Latortue put in place after the 2004 Haiti rebellion, were delayed four times after having been originally scheduled for October and November 2005. ... Departments of Haiti Arrondissements of Haiti Communes of Haiti Haiti is divided into 10 departments (French:départements), 41 arrondissements, and 133 communes. ... Haiti is one of the original members of the United Nations and several of its specialized and related agencies, as well as a member of the Organization of American States (OAS). ... Between 1999 and 2004, no new foreign aid to Haiti was sent because political instability made it unlikely that aid would be distributed properly. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A legislatureis a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to ratify laws. ... Image:WashingtonDC Capitol USA2. ... For the demesne in The Keys to the Kingdom series, see The House An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. ... The Senate of Haiti consists of twenty seven seats, one third elected every two years. ... A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ... The Chamber of Deputies of Haiti has eighty three members which are elected for four-year terms. ...

The Senate consists of thirty seats, with three members from each of the ten administrative departments. Prior to the creation of the Nippes Department in 2003, there were twenty-seven seats. Senators are elected by popular vote to six-year terms, with one-third elected every two years. After the elections of 2000, twenty-six of the then twenty-seven seats were held by Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas party. The Senate was not in session following the overthrow of Aristide's government in February 2004. An interim government was put in place following the rebellion, and the remaining Senators were not recognised during that time. The Senate was re-established and elections were held on 21 April 2006. The next elections are scheduled to occur in 2008, when one-third of the Senate seats will be open. Haiti is divided into nine departments (départements): Artibonite Centre GrandAnse Nord Nord-Est Nord-Ouest Ouest Sud Sud-Est Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Haiti | Departments of Haiti ... Nippes is the newest department (French: département) of Haiti, having been split from GrandAnse Department in 2003. ... Haitis general elections of 2000 featured a presidential race, as well as elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. ... Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15, 1953) is a Haitian politician and former Roman Catholic priest who was President of Haiti in 1991, again from 1994 to 1996, and then from 2001 to 2004. ... Fanmi Lavalas is a populist social democracy political party in Haiti. ... The 2004 Haiti rebellion was a conflict fought for several weeks in Haiti during February 2004 that resulted in the premature end of President Jean-Bertrand Aristides second term, and the installment of an interim government led by Gerard Latortue. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Chamber of Deputies has ninety-nine members (previously eighty-three) who are elected by popular vote to four-year terms. Candidates from Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas party took seventy-three of the then eighty-three seats in the 2000 elections. Following the overthrow of the government in February 2004, the Chamber of Deputies remained empty. It was re-established along with the Senate, and elections were held on 21 April 2006. The next Chamber elections are scheduled for 2010. is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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• Haiti. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (2006-11-14). Retrieved on 2006-11-17.

• Schutt-Ainé, Patricia; Staff of Librairie Au Service de la Culture (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture, p. 167. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.