Ongoing protests aimed at pushing Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign by Feb. 7 escalated on Monday, with one demonstrator shot dead and three left wounded in Les Cayes, a southern commune, according to Le Nouvelliste. Former Prime Minister Claude Joseph and former Senator Moïse Jean-Charles were among those tear-gassed in separate incidents as the protests have grown.
Behind the widespread protests taking place across the country is the gays-approaching arrival of February 7, Haiti’s constitutionally designated date for a new head of state to be installed. Some political opponents of Henry, such as Jean-Charles, have said that Henry signed an agreement, the December 21 Accord, saying he would leave office on Feb. 7, 2024.
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