Haiti’s government has opened a 10-day registration period for political parties to run in an upcoming general election. It is a key step for a country that hasn’t held one in more than a decade as deadly gang violence persists. Heavily armed soldiers and police surrounded the headquarters of Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council on Monday as political operatives for long established parties picked up the necessary paperwork and at least one leader of a new political party registered. But many remain concerned that gang violence won't allow for an election in August and a runoff in December as planned.
