Proposed Changes to Haiti’s Constitution May Keep Moise in Power
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Haitian authorities released a draft of proposed constitutional changes that appear to clear the way for President Jovenel Moise to seek re-election this year.
Haiti’s Independent Constitutional Committee circulated a 51-page document this week outlining proposed reforms to the 1987 constitution. It proposes that presidential terms remain fixed at five years and goes on to say “no one may benefit from more than two (2) presidential terms.”