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Weekly Report - 09 February 2017 (WR-17-05)
HAITI: Moïse takes office under corruption cloud
Following his outright victory in the 20 November 2016 presidential election for Parti Haïtien Tèt Kale (PHTK), the party of former president Michel Martelly (2011-2016) [WR-17-01], Jovenel Moïse took up the presidency on 7 February. While signalling an end to the interim government and 18 months of political crisis, Moïse’s inauguration, nonetheless, took place amid a shroud of doubts regarding his commitment to combating corruption given money laundering allegations implicating the first couple which a judge is currently investigating.
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