Ongoing gang violence and funding shortfalls continue to hinder preparations for Haiti's first general elections in over a decade, scheduled for August 30 with a December runoff. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé stated in mid-May that current security conditions rule out an August vote, while April delays to voter and candidate registration have left no revised timeline. Recent proposed changes to the electoral decree have drawn criticism from political parties and civil society for potentially expanding executive influence over the Provisional Electoral Council and complicating participation. These factors sustain trader uncertainty around whether further postponements will occur despite transitional authorities' stated goal of installing elected officials by February 2027, creating a narrow balance between barriers to timely polls and commitments to proceed by year-end.