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Haiti Leader Says General Elections Planned for Nov.

Haiti leader says elections can be held this year even as gangs continue their rampage

Voltaire said he hopes to have a constitutional referendum voted on by April, and envisions the first round of general elections around Nov. 15. Runoffs, he said, would take place around mid-January of 2026 “so that finally on February 7 there could be a legitimate government.”

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Haiti leader says long-awaited general elections penned for November

Haiti's transitional council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview on Wednesday that a date for the Caribbean nation's long-awaited general elections has been fixed for around Nov. 15 of this year.

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Haiti Leader Says General Elections Planned for November

Haiti has lacked elected representatives since January 2023 and has not held elections since 2016. The country's capital is almost entirely controlled by armed gangs, and leaders

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VOA Creole: Haiti's gangs have 'taken a step back,' transitional leader says

Leslie Voltaire, president of Haiti's Transitional Council, says the armed gangs who have terrorized Haitians for months have "taken a step back." Voltaire credited the national police force and the Kenyan-led multinational force for the progress made in confronting gang violence.

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Haiti's terrorizing gangs sow terror on the rural farmers in Port-au-Prince's Kenscoff area

Since Monday, a coalition of armed gangs in Haiti have waged war on mountaintop communities above Port-au-Prince, the capital ...

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Haiti Capital Could Fall Completely To Gangs Without More International Support, UN Chief Warns

Gang violence, hunger, and political instability threaten Haiti's survival as a state as the UN calls for urgent ...

UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti's capital without additional international security support

The United Nations chief is warning that gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to a complete ...

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Aid in the crosshairs: Why access is growing harder in Haiti

Aid groups are increasingly seen as protecting the gangs, leading them to become targeted by the police and self-defence ...

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What Haiti Needs Most Right Now

The Haitian people must have the security and freedom to engage in daily activities without fear – whether it’s going to work ...

1 dead, several wounded in Haiti after armed gangs target consular corp armored vehicles

The latest attacks occurred a day after gangs shot up an armored vehicle belonging to the U.S. Embassy in Haiti.

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Haiti Sets Election Date Amidst Security Crisis

Haiti's transitional council president Leslie Voltaire announced that general elections are set for November 15, amidst a ...

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Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Haiti on Wednesday as part of a whirlwind trip to ...

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A humanitarian waiver to freeze in U.S. foreign aid could offer some relief to Haiti

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is walking back an almost-total 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance, making an exception for life-saving humanitarian aid, according to a memo the Miami Herald ...

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Journalists in Haiti demand justice as they bury a second colleague killed by gangs

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Conroe man returns home with his wife and child after escaping 3 years of gang violence in Haiti

A Conroe man and his family are finally coming home after being rescued from the rise of gang violence in Haiti. Zach Ennis and his wife, Mica Ennis, have finally gotten an answer to their prayers.

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