However, the election can be held depending on "an acceptable security environment being created and the necessary financial resources being available," the election board wrote in a statement.
In addition to presidential and local elections, there will also be a vote on amendments to the constitution.
The crisis-stricken country has not held elections since 2016, and the last elected president, Jovenel Moise, was assassinated in 2021. Armed gangs still control large parts of the country.
