Haiti postpones presidential vote to 2027 as Salvadoran troops surge
The gist
Haiti's electoral council postponed the first round of presidential elections until next year.
The delay and a 2,000-strong Salvadoran troop surge deepen questions over Haiti's sovereignty.
How it unfolded
- Oct 6, 2026A modified electoral decree was promulgated, which the CEP said preceded its revised calendar.
- Oct 19, 2026Residents of Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite fled an offensive by the Gran Grif gang; several bodies were recovered from a river, according to activist Bertide Horace.
- Oct 22, 2026El Salvador sent 100 special forces to Port-au-Prince for search and rescue, a precursor to the expanded force, as Haiti's prime minister was headed to Mexico for a family wedding.