A/HRC/34/73 Electoral Evaluation Commission.”17 According to the agreement, “the term of office of the interim President shall be no more than 120 days from the date of his or her assumption of office. If necessary, the National Assembly shall take the requisite measures.”18 60. On 14 January 2016, the National Assembly elected Mr. Privert interim President of the Republic from among 13 candidates, in accordance with the agreement signed with the outgoing President. 61. On 25 March 2016, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies approved the interim President’s appointment of Jean-Charles Enex as the new Prime Minister. The interim President also appointed new members to the Provisional Electoral Council following a consultation process involving various sectors of society. 62. After consultations “with the different sectors of the country with a view to concluding the electoral process in accordance with the agreement of 5 February 2016”, the Independent Electoral Evaluation and Verification Commission was established on 28 April by presidential decree and “tasked with restoring the confidence of political actors in the electoral process by confirming the accuracy of the results of the 2015 elections.”19 63. On 29 May 2016, the Commission concluded that “the electoral process was blighted by serious irregularities”20 and dates were set for new elections: 9 October 2016 for the first round of the presidential elections, the second round of complementary legislative elections and the first round of elections for a third of the members of the Senate, and 8 January 2017 for the second round of the presidential elections, the second round of elections for the third of the members of the Senate and local elections. 64. After the passage of Hurricane Matthew, the Provisional Electoral Council announced new election dates: 20 November 2016 and 29 January 2017. The presidential elections of 20 November 2016 took place against a highly complex backdrop. The damage caused by Hurricane Matthew was a difficult obstacle to overcome for many voters, as the roads leading to polling stations were damaged and many people affected by the hurricane lost their civil status records or their motivation to vote, being more concerned with repairing the damage that they had suffered. 65. The elections of 20 November received a positive assessment from observers, as there were no structural irregularities and, despite the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, voter turnout was higher than that recorded for the August 2016 elections, with the national average reaching 21 per cent, rather than 18 per cent. 66. On 29 November 2016, the Provisional Electoral Council published the preliminary results of the first round of the presidential elections: Jovenel Moïse (Parti haïtien Tèt Kale — PHTK), 595,430 votes (55.67 per cent); Jude Célestin (Ligue alternative pour le progrès et l’émancipation haïtienne — LAPEH), 208,839 votes (19.52 per cent); Jean-Charles Moïse (Pitit Dessalines), 118,142 votes (11.04 per cent); and Maryse Narcisse (Fanmi Lavalas), 96,121 votes (8.99 per cent). The disclosure of these preliminary results sparked adverse reactions from the candidates who did not win the first round, and even violent protests in the streets. 67. The final results, which were published on 3 January 2017 once the appeals lodged with the disputes mechanism of the Provisional Electoral Council had been examined and a decision taken, showed Jovenel Moïse (who is to take up the mantle of interim President on 7 February) to be the President-elect with 590,927 votes (55.60 per cent). He was followed by Jude Célestin with 207,988 votes (19.57 per cent); Jean-Charles Moïse with 117,349 votes (11.04 per cent); and Maryse Narcisse with 95,765 votes (9.01 per cent). The 23 other candidates obtained 4.10 per cent of the vote, while 0.68 per cent of the votes cast were not for any candidate. 17 18 19 20 12 Ibid., para. V (1) (a). Ibid., para. I (7). Report of the Independent Electoral Evaluation and Verification Commission, 29 May 2016, p. 8. Ibid., p. 30. GE.17-03747