# Haitian electoral preparation and security risks

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/haitian-electoral-preparation-and-security-risks
> Updated: 2026-09-28T23:00:44.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

In early September 2026, Haiti’s Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, Sandra Paulémon, conducted a tour of the Grand North region, including the Nord-Est, Nord, Nord-Ouest, and Artibonite departments. Directed by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, the mission sought to strengthen decentralized structures and assess the operational status of departmental offices to ensure a credible electoral process.

By late September, security concerns emerged following the kidnapping of Alix Laurent, a police inspector and security chief for Minister Paulémon, in Delmas. Laurent is assigned to the Prime Minister's Security Unit (USPM). The abduction occurred as the Minister continued traveling through various departments, such as Artibonite and the South, to coordinate electoral preparations.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-28: Security chief for Haitian Minister Sandra Paulémon kidnapped in Delmas

Alix Laurent, security chief for Haiti's Minister of Planning Sandra Paulémon, was kidnapped Sunday night in Delmas during ongoing electoral preparations.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/security-chief-for-haitian-minister-sandra-paulmon-kidnapped-in-delmas

### 2026-09-03: Minister Sandra Paulémon tours Grand North to assess electoral preparations

Haitian Planning Minister Sandra Paulémon is touring the Grand North region to strengthen departmental offices and assess electoral preparations for upcoming elections.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/minister-sandra-paulmon-tours-grand-north-to-assess-electoral-preparations

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