Christian Movement for a New Haiti

The Christian Movement for a New Haiti (Mouvement Chrétien pour une Nouvelle Haïti, Mochrenha) is a political party in Haiti.

History

The party was founded in 1991 by Evangelical Protestant churches.^[1] Mochrenha was registered officially as a political party on 25 January 1999, but only on 13 July 1999 was it recognized by the electoral authorities.^[2]

The party gained three seats in the Chamber of Deputies at the 2000 elections.^[1] In the presidential elections of 7 February 2006, its candidate Luc Mesadieu won 3.35% of the popular vote. The party won in the 7 February 2006 Senate elections 4.9% of the popular vote and no Senators. In the 7 February and 21 April 2006 Chamber of Deputies elections, the party won 3 out of 99 seats.

In 2013, the party became a member of the Patriotic Movement of the Democratic Opposition (Mouvement Patriotique de l'Opposition Démocratique, MOPOD), a coalition of parties that oppose to President Michel Martelly.^[1]

For the 2015 presidential election Renold Jean Claude Bazin was presented as the party's candidate.^[3] For the 2015 parliamentary elections, the party presented 3 candidates for the Senate and 19 for the Chamber of Deputies.^[4][5][6][7]

References

1. 1 2 3 Landsford, Tom (2014). Political Handbook of the World 2015. 
2. ↑ "Partis Politiques Enregistrés et Reconnus" (in French). HaitiCulture.ch. 
3. ↑ "La liste complète des candidats à la présidence". Le Nouvelliste. May 22, 2015. 
4. ↑ Accepted candidates for senator
5. ↑ Accepted candidates for senator
6. ↑ Accepted candidates for deputy
7. ↑ Accepted candidates for deputy

Political parties in Haiti
Chamber of Deputies (No. of deputies)	Haitian Tèt Kale Party (26) Truth (13) Konvansyon Inite Demokratik (7) Struggling People's Organization (7) Fanmi Lavalas (6) Haiti in Action (6) Patriotic Unity (4) Alternative League for Haitian Progress and Empowerment (3) Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats (3) Reseau National Bouclier (3) Renmen Ayiti (2) Tet Kole sous Chimen Devlopman pou un Nord'Ouest uni et Renonve (2) Consortium National des Partis Politiques Haïtiens (2) Pont (1) Platfom Pitit Desalin (1) Parti pour la Libération des Masses et d'Intégration Sociale (1) Konbit Travaye Peyizan pou Libere Ayiti (1) Mouvement National Haïtien (1) Konsyans Patriotik (1) Federalist Party (1) Mouvement Action Socialiste (1) Vacant seats (27)
Senate (No. of senators)	Patriotic Unity (5) Alternative for Progress and Democracy (5) Truth (3) Konvansyon Inite Demokratik (3) Haitian Tèt Kale Party (2) Haiti in Action (1) Struggling People's Organization (1) Fanmi Lavalas (1) Platfom Pitit Desalin (1) Ligue Dessalinienne (1) Pont (1) Vacant seats (6)
Parties with no representation or dissolved	Alternative for Progress and Democracy PAIPH Lespwa Christian National Union Alyans Rally of Progressive National Democrats Cooperative Action to Build Haiti MIRN MPH National Reconstruction Front National Reconstruction Movement JPDN Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti–Revolutionary Party of Haiti Platform of Haitian Patriots Respect Solidarity Veye Yo Tèt Ansanm Lavni Rally Konbit Pou refè Ayiti Liberation Platform Mochrenha Repons Peyizan Ansanm Nou Fò Communist (Marxist-Leninist)
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