The Asanble Demokrasi Nasyonal (ADN) will become one of the most transformative institutions in Haiti’s new governance architecture. Conceived as a national assembly grounded in local legitimacy and continuous civic participation, the ADN will be central to building a political system that is more resilient, more accountable, and more representative of the country’s diverse population. By placing local leadership at the heart of national decision‑making, the ADN will embody a renewed democratic contract that breaks with the cycles of exclusion, instability, and political concentration that have historically weakened the Republic.
A National Assembly Rooted in Local Democracy
The ADN will be composed of 100 Delegates selected annually by the President from a national pool of 571 elected communal section administrators. This structure will ensure that the assembly reflects voices from every corner of the nation—urban, rural, coastal, mountainous—and is not dominated by entrenched political interests. Because Delegates will serve a single, one‑year, non‑renewable mandate, the ADN will guarantee continuous renewal, broad participation, and a distribution of political opportunity that no previous constitutional system has achieved.
A Deliberative Body with National Oversight Powers
The ADN will serve as a decisive democratic counterweight within the new system of governance. Its functions will include:
- Voting to approve or reject laws passed by the Senate
- Electing the President and the Prime Minister
- Authorizing or dismissing Presidents and Prime Ministers when necessary
- Approving all treaties, government contracts, and major national commitments
- Voting on declarations of war or the deployment of the armed forces
Through these responsibilities, the ADN will ensure that the most consequential decisions of the state will reflect the will of the Haitian people as expressed through their communal representatives.
A Mechanism for Checks, Balance, and Institutional Stability
The creation of the ADN will significantly strengthen Haiti’s system of checks and balances.
Unlike any previous constitutional model, the ADN will:
- Prevent concentration of executive power
- Require national decisions to be validated by actors with non‑renewable mandates
- Ensure that no political figure or faction can dominate the state
- Provide independent oversight over the Senate and Executive
Because its membership will change every year, the ADN will be immune to entrenchment and will remain responsive to evolving national needs.
A New Democratic Model for a More Resilient Haiti
The ADN will represent a structural innovation designed to protect Haiti’s democracy from collapse. By anchoring national governance in the country’s smallest but most essential units—its communal sections—the ADN will ensure that political legitimacy rises from the bottom up rather than being imposed from the top down.
This assembly will institutionalize:
- Annual civic renewal through constant rotation of Delegates
- Grassroots representation through local administrators
- Expert-informed governance through collaboration with the Senate and executive agencies
- Transparency and accountability through shared national authority
A Foundation for the Future
The Asanble Demokrasi Nasyonal will not simply be another institution; it will be the cornerstone of a new democratic era in Haiti. By embedding broad participation, decentralization, and institutional rotation into the very structure of national governance, the ADN will help secure a stronger, more inclusive, and more resilient political order. Its creation will mark a decisive break with the instability of the past and offer Haiti a durable pathway toward democratic renewal and national stability.