Haiti Protestors Demand Resignation of President Jovenel Moïse
The alleged coup attempt followed a call by Haiti’s opposition leaders to replace Moise with one of the sitting Supreme Court judges. The opposition accused Moise of being authoritarian and pushing Haiti towards economic chaos. They say his five-year term as president ended on Feb. 7.
Anti-government protesters clashed with the police in Port-Au-Prince.
According to Haiti’s constitution, presidential terms last for five years. In the presidential election of October 2015, Moise was elected, but the election was annulled because of fraud. In 2016, another round of elections were held, which was again won by Moise and he was sworn in on February 7, 2017.
Opposition leaders claim that Moise’s term began in February 2016 and ended this Sunday. Meanwhile, Moise and his supporters claim 2017 as the year of his ascent. The president has said that he will hand over power to the winner of the elections in October 2021 and will not step down till his term expires in February 2022.
On Friday, the US government urged Haitians to resolve the crisis. Washington said that a new elected president should succeed Moise “when his term ends on February 2, 2022.”
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