HAITI HELL: Violence Subsides, as Power Players Are Jockeying for Unelected, ‘Transitional’ Political Power After PM Henry Resignation
While the situation in the ground in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince seems to have subsided for a while, a quick look at the political moves in play gives one the feeling that the worse may still be ahead for the impoverished, violence-stricken Caribbean country.
The CARICOM Caribbean leaders, after an ‘urgent’ meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, announced a plan for a ‘transitional council’ to take over after the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry and ‘manage the transition’ back to democracy – but it’s become immediately apparent that it’s not going to fly.
The proposal to install interim new leadership in Haiti is already crumbling, as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would.
