Port-au-Prince, Haiti – A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday’s deadline to participate in Haiti’s first general election in a decade, according to the country’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). While not all parties are expected to make the final cut, the registrations signal broad interest among Haitians eager…
Haiti’s government is moving forward with plans to hold general elections this year despite persistent gang violence, according to André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, interim head of Haiti’s National Police. Speaking to the Associated Press on Friday, Paraison said authorities are still finalizing a strategy to conduct the polls safely. “We…