Haiti’s elections council has submitted an election law, and people are worried
The Miami Herald3 days
Elections in Haiti would be a dangerous charade that serves foreign interests rather than the Haitian people. With gangs controlling most of the country's territory, voting is almost suicidal for citizens while legitimizing a corrupt system. Real change requires popular uprising against predatory elites, not empty democratic theater.
Haiti desperately needs legitimate governance to coordinate with international security missions and break the cycle of state collapse. If elections cannot be held in time to replace the discredited transitional council before the end of its mandate, the country must find alternatives to avoid a political vacuum.
There's a 74% chance that Haiti will experience a successful coup d'etat before 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community,
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