Security Crisis in Haiti: EDE Party Launches Mobilization Against the Government
By Gedeon Delva · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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At the initiative of the party “Les engagés pour le développement” (Engaged for Development), several thousand people took to the streets this Saturday, March 1, 2025. Saying NO to insecurity, no to the indifference of the country's authorities, and calling on them to take their responsibilities are, among other things, the objectives of this protest movement, according to the party's communications officer, Jean Sherlin Mesadieu.
Holding placards, they marched through several streets of the capital, shouting hostile remarks against the country's authorities, particularly the Prime Minister and the CPT, who, according to them, have done nothing to restore order and security in the country.
“No to violence, no to insecurity,” chanted the demonstrators throughout the march.
Showing despair and dejection, the protesters did not hide their frustration with the overwhelming situation facing the country. They criticized the attitude of the government and the Transitional Presidential Council, who are content to distribute positions to cronies instead of addressing the people's major problems.
“CPT, the Prime Minister's Office, take your responsibility, the population is dying,” they declared.
This day of protest was a success. “Everything went well,” said Jean Sherlin Mesadieu, who also took the opportunity to denounce the behavior of the police officers who did everything to break up the crowd.
“Upon arriving in front of Le Villa d’accueil, law enforcement officers used tear gas to disperse the crowd accompanying party leader Claude Joseph. But it was thanks to the bravery and vigilance of the demonstrators that the party official managed to deliver the final message,” he continued.
According to the communications officer's statements, protest movements will be organized in other cities across the country, always with the aim of denouncing the behavior of the Presidential Council and the government in the face of rising insecurity in Haiti.
It should be noted that since the corruption scandal involving the three presidential advisors Smith Augustin, Emmanuel Vertilaire, and Louis Géralde Gilles, the EDE party has disassociated itself from its representative to the CPT, Smith Augustin, and consequently moved into opposition.
