Keep up to date with the latest developments on politics and elections in Haiti.

An Electoral Farce: But Who Is Laughing? (HB80)
On 12 January 2015, the mandates of a second third of the Haitian Senate and of the whole of the lower house expired, leaving Haiti without a legislature. This was due to the failure of President Michel Martelly to hold any legislative or local elections...
On 12 January 2015, the mandates of a second third of the Haitian Senate and of the whole of the lower house expired, leaving Haiti without a legislature. This was due to the failure of President Michel Martelly to hold any legislative or local elections...
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Duvalier Departs, but Martelly’s Duvalierism Marches On: Who Needs Elections? (HB78)
The fifth anniversary of the devastating earthquake of 2010 will mark another historic moment: it is the day on which Haiti officially becomes a dictatorshipand as such, just months after Jean-Claude Duvalier’s death,takes one more giant step back to...
The fifth anniversary of the devastating earthquake of 2010 will mark another historic moment: it is the day on which Haiti officially becomes a dictatorshipand as such, just months after Jean-Claude Duvalier’s death,takes one more giant step back to...
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Un dictateur plus classe ? (HB73)
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hb_73_french.pdf"] Révolte contre les mensonges et les illégalités ...
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hb_73_french.pdf"] Révolte contre les mensonges et les illégalités ...
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Theme | Elections & Politics in Haiti, Haiti Briefing (en français) |
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Long Hot Summer for Aristide (HB47)
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB_47.pdf"] The government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, which came to power with a landslide electoral victory only two years ago, is facing sliding popularity and mounting protest...
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB_47.pdf"] The government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, which came to power with a landslide electoral victory only two years ago, is facing sliding popularity and mounting protest...
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Theme | Crime, Drugs & Security, Elections & Politics in Haiti, Haiti Briefing (English), Haitian History, Sport, Sweatshops & Labour |
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Danger Signs After Coup Bid (HB45)
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB45.pdf"] Political tensions deepened and violence flared following an apparent coup attempt against the government on the night of the 16th December. Around 30 armed men took over...
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB45.pdf"] Political tensions deepened and violence flared following an apparent coup attempt against the government on the night of the 16th December. Around 30 armed men took over...
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Theme | Elections & Politics in Haiti, Haiti Briefing (English), Haitian History, Tourism, Vodou & Religion |
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Feeling the Fallout from the attacks on the US (HB44)
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB44.pdf"] The United States' declaration of a "war on terrorism" following the 11 September attacks was met with some scepticism, if not cynicism, by those familiar with the case of...
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB44.pdf"] The United States' declaration of a "war on terrorism" following the 11 September attacks was met with some scepticism, if not cynicism, by those familiar with the case of...
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Theme | Development Policy & NGOs, Elections & Politics in Haiti, Haiti Briefing (English), Sweatshops & Labour, Vodou & Religion |
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A Full House but Nobody Home (HB42)
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB42.pdf"] Almost one year since elections that returned a Parliament completely dominated by President Aristide's Lavalas Family Party, the political scene in Haiti continues to waiver...
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB42.pdf"] Almost one year since elections that returned a Parliament completely dominated by President Aristide's Lavalas Family Party, the political scene in Haiti continues to waiver...
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Aristide is Back (HB41)
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB41.pdf"] Ten yearssince he was first elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide has returned to power following an election in November that was boycotted by all the main opposition...
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB41.pdf"] Ten yearssince he was first elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide has returned to power following an election in November that was boycotted by all the main opposition...
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Scale of Lavalas Victory Questioned (HB39)
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB39.pdf"] The May 21st elections returned a huge victory for Jean-Betrand Aristide's new, populist Lavalas Family party. According to the official results, the Lavalas Family won 18...
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB39.pdf"] The May 21st elections returned a huge victory for Jean-Betrand Aristide's new, populist Lavalas Family party. According to the official results, the Lavalas Family won 18...
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Chronicle of an Election Postponed (HB38)
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB38.pdf"] Elections for every single elected office in Haiti, save the Presidency and a third of the Senate, have been due since the end of 1998. Members of Parliament had blocked...
[gview file="https://haitisupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HB38.pdf"] Elections for every single elected office in Haiti, save the Presidency and a third of the Senate, have been due since the end of 1998. Members of Parliament had blocked...
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Theme | Elections & Politics in Haiti, Haiti Briefing (English), Haitian History, Human Rights |
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