Haiti is currently led by a Transitional Presidential Council that resulted from an agreement made on April 3 between several political parties. Uncertainty over who is in charge of state affairs continues to create confusion for some

Haiti has no president or elected officials. Instead, an expensive nine-member presidential council holds power without oversight or accountability.

  • LesserAbe@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Very challenging situation. To me seems like the thing to focus on is lack of electoral legitimacy. Maybe I’m using the wrong frame of reference coming from a larger country, but $8 million a year for a country’s leadership expenses doesn’t seem overly expensive. But I do understand being mad to spend any money on people who haven’t been chosen by the country’s citizens.

    • demonsword@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      $8 million a year for a country’s leadership expenses doesn’t seem overly expensive

      it is when the whole country is dirt poor and its citizens are starving