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  "path": "/2026/05/12/haiti-revised-electoral-degree-controversial-party-requirement/",
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  "textContent": "The newly proposed electoral decree, still unpublished, has sparked debate as Haiti’s stalled electoral process faces funding shortages, insecurity and accusations of political interference. If adopted, the degree would require more than 280 political parties and platforms to submit lists of at least 30,000 registered members to field candidates in the upcoming elections.\n\nThe post Haiti election decree sparks backlash over 30,000-party affiliation rule appeared first on The Haitian Times.",
  "title": "Haiti election decree sparks backlash over 30,000-party affiliation rule"
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