page_title: Government of Haiti
section_title: Executive branch
hierarchical_section_title: Government of Haiti / Branches of government / Executive branch
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Präsidentenpalast von Haiti in Port-au-Prince, auch bekannt als Weißes Haus von Haiti. Der Palast wurde am 12. Januar 2010 durch ein Erdbeben der Stärke 7,0 auf der Richterskala zum Einsturz gebracht. Quelle: https://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=135500657&amp;size=o Autor: Michelle Walz Eriksson English: Presidential Palace of Haiti in Port-au-Prince, also known as Haitian White House. It collapsed due to an 7.0 on the Richter scale earthquake on January 12th, 2010. Source: https://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=135500657&amp;size=o Michelle Walz Eriksson Español: Palacio presidencial de Haiti, en Puerto Principe, conocido como la Casa Blanca haitiana. Fue completamente destruido en un terremoto de 7.0 en la escala de Richter en el día 12 de enero de 2010 Fuente: https://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=135500657&amp;size=o Autor: Michelle Walz Eriksson Français&#160;: Le Palais présidentiel (Palais National) d'Haïti à Port-au-Prince, aussi connue comme la Maison Blanche haïtienne. Il s'est effondré en raison d'un tremblement de terre de 7,0 sur l'échelle de Richter le 12 Janvier 2010. origine: https://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=135500657&amp;size=o Auteur: Michelle Walz Eriksson 日本語: ハイチ・ポルトープランスにある大統領府（別称「ハイチのホワイトハウス」）。2010年1月12日に起きたマグニチュード7.0の地震で崩壊した。 한국어: 아이티 포르토프랭스에 있는 대통령궁. 2010년 1월 12일에 일어난 규모 7.0 지진으로 붕괴되었다. Português: Palácio presidencial do Haiti em Porto Príncipe, conhecido como a Casa Branca Haitiana. Foi completamente destruído em um terremoto de 7.0 na Escala Richter no dia 12 de janeiro de 2010. Fonte: https://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=135500657&amp;size=o Autor: Michelle Walz Eriksson
context_page_description: The government of Haiti is a semi-presidential republic, a multiparty system wherein the President of Haiti is head of state elected directly by popular elections. The Prime Minister acts as head of government and is appointed by the President, chosen from the majority party in the National Assembly. Executive power is exercised by the President and Prime Minister who together constitute the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the National Assembly of Haiti. The government is organized unitarily, thus the central government delegates powers to the departments without a constitutional need for consent. The current structure of Haiti's political system was set forth in the Constitution of March 29, 1987.
context_section_description: Haiti's executive branch is composed of two parts, the presidency and the government. In this sense, "government" refers specifically to the portion of the executive branch outside of the presidency, and not to Haiti's political system as a whole.
caption: Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince as seen before it was destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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