Question 37053 — foreign policy

Summary

Mr. Serge Letchimy draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the deterioration of the political situation in the Republic of Haiti. On the night of February 6 to 7, 2021, the Haitian authorities announced the arrests of 23 people, including several senior officials and magistrates of the country, accused of having organized an attempted coup d'état and assassination against the President of the Republic, Mr. Jovenel Moïse. Ces Arrests took place in a deleterious political climate while numerous demonstrations are organized in the country by the population and opposition parties, denouncing the President's continued illegitimate power. Elected for the first time on October 25, 2015 during a vote canceled for fraud, Jovenel Moïse was re-elected and was sworn in on February 7, 2017 for a 5-year mandate. Significant differences of opinion on the end of his mandate exist between the ruling party and the oppositions, who accuse him of strengthening his authority in defiance of the country's Constitution and democratic requirements. Worsened by these political unrest, the economic and social situation in Haiti is catastrophic. The economy is at its lowest point and is contributing to the exacerbation of an unprecedented climate of violence. While the international community has seized this question, France remains hesitant despite the long and painful shared history that unites these two countries. He asks him what initiatives he intends to take to quickly address this essential issue for the preservation of democracy in Haiti.

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