Haiti's transitional government and Provisional Electoral Council maintain the August 30, 2026, first-round presidential and legislative vote schedule despite persistent gang violence and funding shortfalls that have stalled national elections for over a decade. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé stated in mid-May that security conditions fall short for an August poll, following an April postponement of voter and candidate registration to align with a national political pact. Preparations continue, including a late-May nationwide training program for electoral security forces. Traders appear to view these steps and the absence of a formal rescheduling as outweighing recent security warnings, pricing a low likelihood of further slippage before the planned December runoff and February 2027 inauguration.