The proposed security mission follows high-level discussions between Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime. Authorities have not yet determined whether these incoming foreign troops will function independently or merge with the United Nations-backed Gang Suppression Force. Meanwhile, electoral infrastructure has completely fractured, leaving fewer than 900,000 out of 6.5 million eligible identification holders registered to vote in the repeatedly delayed national elections.
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Armed violence has prevented Haiti from holding presidential or parliamentary elections s…: Armed violence has prevented Haiti from holding presidential or parliamentary elections since 2016 following Jovenel Moise's assassination.
Widespread insecurity and gang-controlled roads have blocked millions of eligible citizen…: Widespread insecurity and gang-controlled roads have blocked millions of eligible citizens from registering for upcoming national ballots.
Humanitarian experts project that the number of Haitians facing acute hunger will expand…: Humanitarian experts project that the number of Haitians facing acute hunger will expand to 6.35 million by mid-2027.
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El Salvador troops to support rescue mission to find four UN-backed soldiers who disappeared after ambush.
El Salvador plans to send more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti to search for four missing Salvadoran aviation technicians and fight armed gangs, as the Caribbean country postpones its elections again.
El Salvador‘s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the deployment on Wednesday, the same day Haiti’s electoral authorities moved the first round of presidential and parliamentary elections from December 13 to July 18, 2027.
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The delay is another setback to restoring elected government in a country where gang violence has made preparations for voting dangerous.
The four Salvadorans disappeared on October 18 after armed men ambushed their vehicle in Croix-des-Bouquets, east of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
They were serving with an international security mission supporting Haitian police.
President Nayib Bukele has already sent troops to help find them.
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