Showing little patience with the ongoing political gridlock in Haiti, the United Nations Security Council made it clear Wednesday that it wants elections in Haiti before the end of the year and called on the country’s political and civic leaders to find a way to agree on the way forward.
“Only dialogue can get Haiti out of the current political crisis,” France’s U.N. ambassador, Nathalie Broadhurst, said at the security council meeting. “I invite all political stakeholders to build a necessary consensus so that elections can be held by the end of the year.”
Friday’s meeting took place just days after France and other donors agreed to help Haiti rebuild its quake-ravaged southern peninsula, pledging $600 million in short and long-term aid, and as the political landscape remains highly polarized, with the July assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse still unsolved.
