Politicians across Haiti are scrambling for power after Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced his resignation. Powerful gangs controlling the capital demand a say in the country's future. Experts warn that nothing will change unless gangs are included in the conversation.
Politicians across Haiti are scrambling for power after Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created. But elbowing their way into the race are powerful gangs that control 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and demand a say in the future of the country under siege. No one mentioned the armed groups as Caribbean leaders congratulated themselves late Monday for setting Haiti on a new political path.
Experts warned that nothing will change unless gangs become part of the conversation. “Even if you have a different kind of government, the reality is that you need to talk to the gangs,” said Robert Fatton, a Haitian politics expert at the University of Virginia, noting that the groups largely control the capital. “If they have that supremacy, and there is no countervailing force, it’s no longer a question if you want them at the table. They may just take the tabl
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