Haiti Leaders Abandon Costly Effort to Replace 1987 Constitution
Haiti's transitional government has ended its constitutional reform project due to mounting violence, international pressure, and criticism over wasted funds.
The Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) and government have decided to abandon the plan to replace the 1987 Constitution, dissolving the Steering Committee for the National Conference and Constitutional Referendum.
- Pressure for elections
- Rising violence
- Criticism over wasted funds
This decision ends more than a year of consultations, public forums, and political debates that cost millions of gourdes, just four months before the CPT's mandate expires on February 9.
No official statement was given for the cancellation of the planned referendum.
Author's summary: Haiti ends constitutional reform project.