Editing Government of Haiti (section)

=== Today ===
[[Haiti]] is officially a semi-[[Presidential system|president]]ial [[republic]]. However, sources such as the [[Democracy Index]] have described Haiti as a [[hybrid regime|hybrid]] or [[authoritarian regime]] in practice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Democracy Index 2021: the China challenge|url= https://pages.eiu.com/rs/753-RIQ-438/images/eiu-democracy-index-2021.pdf?mkt_tok=NzUzLVJJUS00MzgAAAGDWhBlxfqM9cMZEewC0HoBG0xhm9PFkxb-_IqDsjlxRZgDssKgB0pHGt7yS48UFv94hU4ZW0C_jXaFfmK_5TbL23wtQarQv22nFbg8ZTnHQrrcPg |website=Economist Intelligence Unit|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Suffrage]] is [[Universal suffrage|universal]], for adults over 18.

The [[Constitution of Haiti|constitution]] was rewritten by the [[United States]] to model those of the [[United States]] and of [[France]]. It was approved in March 1987, but it was completely suspended from June 1988 to March 1989 and was only fully reinstated in October 1994.

In May 2024 United Nations agencies reported that criminal groups control around 85 percent of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital and its metropolitan area. Having rapidly expanded into previously secure areas of the Capital, the gangs have spread into key regions such as Haiti's agricultural areas the Ouest and Artibonite departments. <ref name=":0" /> Experts say the Government do not have the capacity to take back control, despite support from an international security force including at least 800 Kenyan police officers.<ref name=":1" />