Police fired teargas and shot in the air in an attempt to disperse protesters, who pelted the security officials with rocks. At the centre of the current crisis has been the question of when Moïse’s presidential term is due to end – and whether he is governing unconstitutionally. Photograph: Valerie Baeriswyl/AFP/Getty ImagesThe opposition had approached the three supreme court judges to appoint an interim president until elections could be held. Critics of Moïse, including several US Congress members, accused him of making the allegations as cover for his own undemocratic actions. “It is a project that has been around for 15 years, but President Moïse wants to have it done by the time he leaves office on 7 February 2022.

Source: The Guardian February 10, 2021 17:12 UTC