Elections and political crisis in Haiti (1986-2006)

In this article, the author revisits and analyzes the importance of the election in Haiti between 1986 and 2006, a period characterized by concurrent political crisis. During these years, there were many calls for elections, but unfortunately they were never successful to consolidate democracy. In f...

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Autor: Álvarez Martínez, Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Latinoamericanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/49237
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rel/article/view/49237
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Haiti
elections
political crisis
democracy
institutions
social polarization
political movement.
Haití
elecciones
crisis política
democracia
instituciones
polarización social
movimiento político.
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Sumario:In this article, the author revisits and analyzes the importance of the election in Haiti between 1986 and 2006, a period characterized by concurrent political crisis. During these years, there were many calls for elections, but unfortunately they were never successful to consolidate democracy. In fact, Haiti continues debating between democratic and authoritarian forms of government today. The central argument of this work believes that the precariousness of the institutions and profound polarization in society are factors that dissuade democratization in Haiti.