Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 04/2010

Haiti: the challenge of ending the transition to democracy

Tone Faret, Eduardo Colindres

December 2009

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

Abstract

The political scene in Haiti will be dominated by elections in 2010. The challenge is significant for the international community, which plays a prominent role and has a notable presence in the country, and for national actors, especially the much disputed Provisional Election Council (CEP).