Platfòm Pitit Desalin
Political party in Haiti / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Platfòm Pitit Desalin (English: Child of Dessalines Platform), named after Haitian revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines, is a Haitian political party led by Jean-Charles Moïse. As of 11 April 2018[update], the party had two seats in the Chamber of Deputies and one seat in the Senate. Since January 10, 2023, both houses of parliament in Haiti have been vacant.[2] The party leader, Jean-Charles Moïse, resigned as Senator in protest of an alleged bribe of $2.5 million offered to him by allies of President Michel Martelly and in order to run for president in the 2015 presidential election. He received 14.3% of the popular vote and came in third place.[3] In the aftermath of the election, the party played a major role in the opposition protests against eventual winner Jovenel Moïse.[4]
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Child of Dessalines Platform Platfòm Pitit Desalin | |
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Leader | Jean-Charles Moïse |
Founded | December 2014[1] |
Headquarters | Port-au-Prince |
Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism Dessalinism Haitian nationalism Left-wing populism |
Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
Colours | Red |
Chamber of Deputies | 2 / 118
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Senate | 1 / 30
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Website | |
platfompititdessalines.com | |
Jean-Charles Moïse and General Secretary of the party Assad Volcy have both been central figures in the movement against de facto head of state Ariel Henry.[5]
Platfòm Pitit Desalin have alleged mistreatment of their party members at the hands of the Haitian government. While Moïse was still a senator he was allegedly arrested and detained for half a day by Haitian police at a Pitit Desalin rally.[6] The party also claims that there have been police raids on its offices, as well as 30 politically motivated arrests of party members in November 2015.[6] One party activist, Maxo Gaspard, was shot and killed near the party offices, allegedly by a police officer, although the police have denied their involvement.[6]