Article • Haiti Watch
Learn about Haiti’s transitional presidential council, plans for a new government, and the latest developments in the political landscape.
Article • Haiti Watch
Haiti’s transitional presidential council is expected to be formally established following weeks of internal discussions and delays.
Article • Haiti Watch
Haiti’s de facto prime minister Ariel Henry announced he would resign to make way for a transitional presidential council after armed groups came together to demand his ouster.
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The announcement in Kingston late last night is unlikely to lead to a solution to the current crisis in Haiti by itself.
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CARICOM leaders announced Wednesday that Henry would remain de facto prime minister of Haiti until after elections held in August, 2025.
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The US and other countries continue to push for an intervention force to Haiti, even as some CARICOM members call for Haiti’s de facto PM to step aside.
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Haiti’s de facto prime minister Ariel Henry is vowing to stay in office despite mass protests the day that a democratic transition should have occurred. Henry’s government has not scheduled new elections.
How did Haiti’s state reach near-collapse, with armed groups overrunning the country, many government officials having fled after the 2021 assassination of President Moise and not a single elected leader holding office?
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Several members of the US Congress have warned that “another armed foreign intervention in Haiti will not result in the necessary Haitian-led transition to a democratic government.”
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On November 30, former coup leader Guy Philippe was deported to Haiti. Philippe was released from prison in the US in September after serving six-plus years on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering.
