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World📡 New York TimesBy André Paultre and Frances RoblesSep 3, 2026👁 0 views

How Do You Run for Office in a Gang War?

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Can a Country Really Hold an Election in the Middle of a Gang War?

Haitian officials have set elections for Dec. 13, but many experts say extreme violence is likely to force a postponement.

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  • The remnants of a charred vehicle after more than 20 people were killed by armed gangs last week in Kescoff, a neighborhood near Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Credit...Clarens Siffroy/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

    André Paultre reported from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

    Published Sept. 3, 2026Updated Sept. 4, 2026Leer en español

    Gang violence in Haiti is so bad that Antoine Rodon Bien-Aimé, a candidate for the Haitian Senate, has been campaigning via speakerphone and video calls to community meetings.

    Elections — the first in a decade — are scheduled for Dec. 13, but kidnappings and killings are pervasive. Mr. Bien-Aimé, a former deputy in the legislature, rattled off the names of various neighborhoods around the capital where he cannot meet voters.

    “We can’t go and campaign on the field,” he said. “We are scared. I am scared to drive. I am scared to go out of the house, because I’m scared to be kidnapped.”

    Mr. Bien-Aimé is one of a growing chorus of voices who believe the Haitian government, under pressure from the United States, has rushed to hold elections at any cost. Critics argue that too many swaths of the Haitian electorate have been forced from their homes and would be unable to cast ballots.

    With major highways in the control of armed groups, it will be difficult to move not just candidates, but also ballots. Entire communities risk being cut off from the vote.

    Map located Port-au-Prince in Haiti.

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