Haiti News News Haiti » Politics: Haiti’s new date for overdue general elections has to be realistic, U.N. urges
Haiti was supposed to hold elections on Dec. 13. Though it has not formally postponed the vote, the electoral council, after extending deadlines and modifying the electoral law earlier this month, ...
News Haiti » Politics: Haiti Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
Haiti politics in October 2026: the prime minister who rules alone, the UN-backed force, the courts, the parties and an election with no date.
News Haiti » Politics: What Is Happening in Haiti?
Americans are advised not to travel to Haiti because of kidnapping, terrorism, civil unrest, crime, gang violence and limited emergency assistance. The danger is especially acute in and around Port-au ...
News Haiti » Politics: Report offers new insight into Haitian gangs as general election looms
A new report is offering fresh insight into how gangs in Haiti backed by political and economic actors operate in a country preparing for its first general elections in more than 10 years.
News Haiti » Politics: China calls for progress in Haiti political process amid gang violence
Noting that the continued influx of illicit weapons is a major driver of worsening gang violence in Haiti, Fu said China welcomes the Security Council's decision to extend the Haiti sanctions regime ...
News Haiti » Politics: Can Haiti’s long-overdue elections produce younger leaders and political change?
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Haiti prepares for its first general elections in a decade, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé sees the vote as more than an ...
News Haiti » Politics: Haiti must rebuild from the bottom up, starting with local elections | Opinion
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man carries a child as residents flee a neighborhood after gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 20, 2026. For more ...
News Haiti » Politics: Haiti's electoral council drops rule targeting candidates sanctioned by foreign countries
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Haitian political candidates will no longer need to show that their assets are free from sanctions by a foreign country under a decree by the council preparing for long-delayed ...
News Haiti » Politics: Former President Martelly returns to Haiti as probe of Moïse assassination continues
Former Haitian president Michel Martelly has returned home. Martelly, who lives in Miami, arrived in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday after traveling from the northern city of Cap-Haïtien aboard a Sunrise ...
News Haiti » Politics: Haiti's transitional council votes to oust Prime Minister Fils-Aimé, deepening political chaos
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's long-running political crisis deepened Friday when the country's transitional presidential council announced it had voted to fire Prime Minister Alix Didier ...