The Haitian government led by President Jovenel Moïse is coming under mounting pressure amid escalating nationwide protests which have claimed at least seven lives this week. Public fury at a senate report pointing to official embezzlement of some US$2bn of funds from the Petrocaribe soft diplomacy initiative financed by Venezuela lies behind this and recent protests. In a message to the nation on 21 November Moïse called for a dialogue process but he made no mention of corruption. Various political opposition leaders have seized upon the protests to insist that he must go.
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