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December 11, 2025

Is Haiti Proceeding Toward Elections in the Coming Year?

Haitian leaders last week approved a law for an electoral calendar, a step toward holding long-delayed elections. A community in Cap-Haïtien is pictured. // File Photo: dlrz4114 via Adobe Stock.

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Gabrielle Bardall, assistant professor of political science at Université Sainte-Anne in Nova Scotia, Canada: “The new electoral law must be understood in context. Evidence from conflict settings shows that election timing matters: Violent gangs can shape or even become political actors, and poorly timed elections often worsen instability rather than resolve it. Haiti’s crisis stems largely from mistrust of past electoral processes. Pressures for premature elections typically come from two sources: international actors seeking a quick ‘exit strategy’ and internal actors looking to consolidate power. Both are evident today…”

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