The Haitian Tèt Kale Party (french: Parti Haïtien Tèt Kale, ht, Pati Ayisyen Tèt Kale, PHTK) is a

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an political party. ''Tèt Kale'' means "Bald Headed" in

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History

The party was formally constituted on 16 August 2012. Although then President

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was never a member of the party, PHTK had affinities with the government. For the 2015 presidential election,

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was presented as the party's candidate. For the 2015 parliamentary elections, the party presented 11 candidates for the Senate and 99 for the Chamber of Deputies. On the first round of the legislative elections, four PHTK candidates were immediately elected. The party now holds 26 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and two seats in the Senate. The party's presidential candidate Jovenel Moïse, endorsed by country president

, won most votes in the first round in the 2015 presidential election and won the

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after the previous election was annulled. In the early morning hours of July 7, 2021, Moïse was assassinated during an attack on his home.

Criticism

After the controversial first round of the 2015 presidential election, the party was described as "corrupt" and "dysfunctional" by some Haitians and

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. According to a Haitian Sentinel article, many Haitian Americans living in Miami criticized the party as "thieves".

References

External links

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