Back to Index

This article participates on the following special index pages:

Haiti's Transitional Government: Lessons for Zimbabwe?
Colin Felsman, Idasa
July 09, 2008

View article on the Idasa website

Download this document
- Acrobat PDF version (99.1KB)
If you do not have the free Acrobat reader on your computer, download it from the Adobe website by clicking here.

For several decades Haiti has suffered from political turbulence and positive but short-lived attempts to achieve stability have ultimately failed to produce a lasting solution. During the 2000 presidential and parliamentary elections, in which President Jean-Bertrand Aristide claimed victory with 90 percent of the vote, voter turnout hovered just above 10 per cent, resulting in claims of corruption and manipulation by members of the opposition and the international community. In 2003, a coalition of civil society actors, political parties and the private sector called for the resignation of President Aristide, prompting the Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) offer to play a mediating role. This in turn resulted in the Prior Action Plan, a call for major reforms including a new cabinet, with was further discussed and backed by thei Organization of American States (OAS), the United States, Canada, and the European Union.

Download full document

Please credit www.kubatana.net if you make use of material from this website. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License unless stated otherwise.

TOP