2025-12-15

The candidate registration deadline expired today after a 15-day period with zero public declarations from major political figures. The December 22 candidate list publication will determine whether the August 30, 2026 election is viable or boycotted. Security reporting confirms the Gang Suppression Force is operational, with an 80 percent surge in anti-gang confrontations in November concentrated in Port-au-Prince suburbs, not central gang strongholds. The Bel-Air massacre enters day eight and Port-Sondé occupation enters day sixteen with no government response. The United States terminated the Family Reunification Parole program for Haiti today, completing a triple restriction on Haitian migration alongside the December 2 application freeze and February 3 TPS expiration.