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Haiti opens registration for what would be the 1st election in a decade
Haiti's government opened party registration despite gang control of 90% of Port-au-Prince and 1.4 million displaced, aiming to restore democratic order.
- On Monday, Haiti's government opened a 10-day party registration window running through March 12, with officials expecting increased activity before the deadline.
- Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, interim leader with U.S. government backing, took sole control after the transitional presidential council stepped down on Feb. 7; officials say the council is registering parties despite incomplete security.
- Heavily armed soldiers and police surrounded the Provisional Electoral Council as party operatives collected paperwork; more than 5,900 were killed last year and 1.4 million displaced amid gangs controlling 90% of Port-au-Prince.
- Candidates cannot campaign there due to violence, and Pierre Dieu-Donné Delice fled his home, moved his party HQ, and must travel by boat or helicopter to meet members.
- Officials pledged a late August election with a December runoff, but plans remain unclear as registration ends later this month and a new gang suppression force is expected to replace the understaffed U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police.
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The Haitian government opened on Monday a 10-day registration period for political parties wishing to run for the next general election, a crucial step for a country that has not organized for more than a decade due to the persistence of deadly gang violence.
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