This coming weekend – on Sat., Feb. 7, 2026 – Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) expires, and it is still unclear what new interim government will take its place. ​Initially, it looked like de facto Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, whom the CPT empowered in November 2024, would remain in his post with the strong
  • blobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    4 months ago

    It’s so bleak how little money they can spend to influence entire countries.

    The NED is currently funding two programs in Haiti aimed at influencing political parties. It has contributed US$224,873 to its Strengthening Political Party Accountability and Civic Engagement program in addition to US$300 000 to the NDI for its Strengthening New Political Parties program.

    ​While these sums may seem small, in a country as impoverished as Haiti they can have profound effects.