THE Progressive International on Monday expressed solidarity with the people of Haiti as they continue to rise up against the U.S.-backed government of Jovenel Moïse, who has been ruling by decree for more than a year after dissolving a majority of the Caribbean nation’s parliament in 2020.
“Progressive International stands with the people of Haiti, striking across the nation against the dictatorship of Jovenel Moïse,” the global organization tweeted Monday, a day after thousands of Haitians took to the streets of the nation’s capital in a mass demonstration against the Moïse government, which has long been accused of rampant corruption and repression.
“Step down, Moïse,” said Progressive International. “Step off, United States. And make way for a new popular sovereignty in Haiti.”
While the Haitian opposition argues—with the backing of the nation’s judicial branch—that Moïse’s five-year term ended earlier this month, Moïse and his supporters contend that he is legally
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