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Dispute over presidential term leads to conflicts in Haiti share Following the controversy of what year Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s term started, thousands of people have protested, accusing him of attempting to start a dictatorship, according to   Protesters and opposition leaders attest that Moïse’s five-year term started on Feb. 7, 2016, the day his predecessor Michel Martelly’s term ended.   In 2015, elections were held for a new president who would take office in 2016. After disputed election results, a provisional president took office until a re-election took place in ...

The protesters accuse Moise of illegally extending his term in office. He says he can stay until February 2022 – but the opposition argues he should have stepped down last weekend, in a standoff over disputed elections. “We are back to dictatorship! Down with Moise!” the protesters shouted as music blared from speakers amid chaotic scenes in the poor Caribbean nation of about 11 million people. The protesters also yelled “Down with Sison,” a reference to the United States Ambassador to Haiti, Michele Jeanne Sison. Washington has so far backed Moise’s claim that he should step down...

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- Haitian police fired tear gas on hundreds of protesters who were marching against President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince Wednesday, and attacked journalists covering the demonstration, in the latest clashes to mark the country's political crisis. The protesters accuse Moise of illegally extending his term.  He says it lasts until February 2022 -- but the opposition argues it should have ended last weekend, in a standoff over disputed elections. Police moved to violently clear the demonstration, and on several occasions were seen directly targeting clearly...

The protesters accuse President Jovenel Moise of illegally extending his term in office. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Haitian police fired tear gas on hundreds of protesters who w...