Haitian Politics

Haiti and the UN: Mission fatigue

Time for the peacekeepers to start handing over, but not to a new army(18)

Haiti’s new president: A bitter baptism for “Sweet Micky”

Political deadlock may trigger unrest on the streets and fatigue among donors, hindering the slow recovery from last year’s earthquake(6)

Haiti's new president: Martelly takes over

Michel Martelly is inaugurated(4)

Haiti's new president: Tet offensive

Popular result, murky past(3)

Haiti's presidential election: Micky's moment

Michel Martelly wins the election(17)

Haiti's presidential election: Good enough for government work

The second round of Haiti's presidential election goes better than the first did(0)

Haiti's politics: Titid time

Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns to Haiti(2)

The week ahead: Italy's 150th birthday

What's due to happen in the week ahead(8)

Haiti's presidential election: Sweet success for Micky

Michel Martelly replaces Jude Celestin in Haiti's presidential run-off(1)

Haiti's politics: Baby Doc's back

A former dictator returns to Haiti(17)

This week in print: Education in Brazil and Chile, Haiti's presidential election, Colombia's foreign policy and corruption in Canada

A round-up of stories on the Americas in the latest issue of The Economist(0)

Haiti's election: Whomever they voted for...

...the government plans to win(4)

Haiti’s flawed election: Whoever they voted for...

...the government plans to win(1)

Haiti's election: A vote rubbished

But there are still hopes that an honest count can undo the damage(5)

Haiti's presidential election: As bad as advertised

The voting is a fiasco(8)

This week in print: Cholera in Haiti, Mexican film, Hugo Chávez's nationalisations and Peruvian wildcat miners

RENÉ PRÉVAL, Haiti's president, has been widely criticised for not taking a more visible and active leadership role following the devastating earthquake that struck the country in January. On November 28th, Haitians will select his successor in a vote that is set to proceed on schedule despite a cholera epidemic that is now spreading rapidly. The latest issue of The Economist evaluates whether new leadership is what is needed to speed up Haiti's reconstruction and development. The Americas section also takes stock of a wave of expropriations in Venezuela, the Peruvian government's crackdown on wildcat miners and Mexico's booming film industry.(0)

Haiti's presidential election: Clef fallen

SCORE one for the rule of law in Haiti. Late Friday night, Haiti’s electoral council deemed Wyclef Jean, the Haitian-born hip-hop star, ineligible to run for the presidency. Presumably, the council acted on a straightforward interpretation of the Haitian constitution, which requires presidential aspirants to have lived in the country for the five years preceding the date of the election, November 28th. Mr Jean lives in the United States.(9)

Haiti's earthquake: Frustration sets in

The presidential election is a chance to rebuild ties between Haiti’s struggling government and its discouraged donors(15)

Rebuilding Haiti: Dreaming beyond the rubble

While a barely functioning government struggles with a huge refugee problem, the world has agreed on money and a plan to turn a “Republic of NGOs” into a state(3)