Haiti’s crisis appears to be getting worse
The postponement of a referendum is bad news for President Jovenel Moïse
BLUE, RED and white signs emblazoned with “Nap vote!” (“We Vote!” in Creole) hang from posts and trees in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. But a referendum on the constitution, planned for June 27th, has been postponed amid rising covid-19 cases and international criticism of the process, particularly from the United States. It will possibly be held at the same time as elections planned for September. Many reckon that those polls, for a new president and lawmakers, could also be scrapped. It is yet another indicator that Haiti’s crisis is getting worse.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Banana Man loses his appeal”
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