Bobb Q Rousseau

How Do Haiti's Presidential Term Limits Impact the Country's Long Term Stability? Bobb Q Rousseau

Haiti is the only country in the world where Presidents are not permitted to serve two five-year consecutive terms. There is a five-year probation period they must wait before becoming eligible to run for a second term. Under no circumstances, a third term is allowed. How does this constitutional restriction promote necessary democracy in Haiti? How does it give enough political maturity and administrative wisdom to Presidents? How does it hinder Presidents from accomplishing domestic policies their regime started? How does it lead to political instability? How does it permit Presidents to focus on their first tenure or how does it simply place them in constant campaign modes. How does it stimulate democratic power alternations? What are the behaviors of the International Community when negotiating with Presidents nearing their final term? Who should decide whether Presidents serve two terms back-to-back, more than two terms, or indefinitely? Utilizing the case study approach and conducting two sets of interviews; these questions are scientifically explained and answered in order to impact the fields of Law, Political Science, and Diplomacy in Haiti. This research may be replicated and cited by students seeking information on impacts of Haiti?s presidential limits, especially the five-year probation period, on foreign and domestic policies and on social justice in Haiti.