Time To Forgive

An icy security situation continues to threaten Haiti's long-term political outlook, in our view. Firstly, an uptick in violence during June's second round of Senate elections had a destabilising effect. Indeed, an overwhelming win for President René Préval's Lespwa party was marred by the death of leader of the opposition Fusion of Haitian Democrats in the south western province of Grand Anse. Meanwhile, tensions with neighbouring Dominican Republic have also reached new highs, with both countries reinforcing troops on the border after a series of violent outbreaks. We are concerned that spiralling internal frictions in Haiti could not only hurt

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