Jean-Charles Moïse
Senator for Nord
In office
2009–2015
PresidentRené Préval
Michel Martelly
Personal details
Born (1967-04-20) 20 April 1967
Milot, Haiti
Political partyPlatfòm Pitit Desalin
Children6

Jean-Charles Moïse (born 20 April 1967) is a Haitian politician. He is the leader of the Pitit Desalin political party, and was a candidate for President of Haiti in 2015, and again in 2016, when the presidential elections were redone.[1] He served 3 consecutive terms as the mayor of Milot, in the north of Haiti, and one term as Senator for the Nord Department.[2] He resigned from the Senate with 2 years left on his mandate in protest to allegedly having been offered a bribe to stop his opposition against then President Michel Martelly. Prior to the founding of the Pitit Desalin party, Moïse was a member of the INITE party.[3]

Biography

Jean-Charles completed his studies at the National School of Milot and the Lycée Philippe Guerrier in Cap-Haïtien. He studied accounting science at Adventist University Diquini. He was the mayor of Milot (year unknown) and senator later during his life. In 2015, he resigned as Senator in order to run for the presidency. He received 14.22% of the popular vote, ranking 3rd, after Jovenel Moïse (PHTK) and Jude Célestin (LAPEH).

Politically, Jean-Charles describes himself as a "restorative socialist." He has cited Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Fidel Castro as his primary and secondary philosophical and ideological influences, respectively.[4] His political program is based on the three core tenets of sovereignty, solidarity, and prosperity.[5]

During the Autumn 2022 wave of protests calling for the resignation of Ariel Henry and against Henry's request for foreign military invasion to keep him in power, Jean-Charles called on his followers to arm themselves with "machetes to lead the revolution."[6]

Deportation from the United States

In January 2022, Jean-Charles was detained in the United States on his way back to Haiti from a visit to Nigeria and held overnight.[7] He was then deported, had his American visa cancelled, and was banned from re-entering the United States for another 5 years.[7] The deportation was allegedly due to Jean-Charles' relationship with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and a meeting he had with Diosdado Cabello, a "reputed head of a Venezuelan drug cartel", as well as other "key members of the Venezuelan regime".[8]

Electoral records

Haitian presidential election, 2015:

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Jovenel MoïseHaitian Tèt Kale Party508,76132.81
Jude CélestinLigue Alternative pour le Progrès et l'Emancipation Haïtienne392,78225.27
Moïse Jean-CharlesPlatfòm Pitit Desalin222,10914.27
Maryse NarcisseFanmi Lavalas108,8447.05
Eric Jean BaptisteMouvement Action Socialiste56,4273.63
Source: CEP Haiti Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

References

  1. admin (2016-11-16). "Haiti Elections Primer, Part 2: Presidential Candidates and Their Parties". Center for Economic and Policy Research. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  2. "Jean-Charles Moïse - Parle Francais - Candidate for Platfom Pitit Desalin". flashhaiti.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  3. "Candidate 'to quit' Haiti polls". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  4. "Haiti - Politic : Ultimate tribute to Fidel Castro by Moïse J-C - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7". www.haitilibre.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  5. Moise, Jean-Charles. "Program Politique" (PDF).
  6. https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37912-icihaiti-demonstrationmoise-jean-charles-asks-the-demonstrators-to-arm-themselves-with-machetes-to-lead-the-revolution.html
  7. 1 2 "Ex-senator, presidential candidate deported to Haiti from US". AP News. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  8. Delgado, Antonio Maria; Charles, Jacqueline (January 28, 2022). "A Haitian ex-senator had his U.S. visa revoked while transiting through Miami. Here is why". Miami Herald.
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