What is the current situation of Haiti as of 2006?

Question

What is:
- the current political leadership of Haiti including the election of 2006

Answer 1

February 2004, the Aristide government was overthrown by armed rebels, consisting mostly of paramilitary groups led by Guy Philippe, former police chief of Cap-Haïtien. These armed opponents were alleged to be allied with the political opposition. As Aristide departed the country, many members of his government fled or went into hiding, and the United States again sent Marines into Port-au-Prince. After Aristide's departure, Supreme Court Chief Justice Boniface Alexandre succeeded to the presidency appointed by a council of elders and supported by the United States, Canada, and France.
Elections were held in February 2006, and René Préval was again elected president. Preval has promised to bring peace and stability to the country.

At the moment there are 8800 UN troups in Haiti.There are beginning to do raids in the shanny towns to clear out the gangs that have plagued Haiti the last 2 years

Answer 2

Haiti is officially a presidential republic, although it is often claimed to be authoritarian in practice. Suffrage is universal, for adults over 18. The constitution was modeled after those of the United States and of France. It was approved in March 1987, but it was completely suspended from June 1988 to March 1989 and was only fully reinstated in October 1994. On February 29, 2004, a rebellion culminated in a coup against the popularly elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, allegedly with the assistance of the French and United States governments. The first elections since the overthrow were held on February 8, 2006 to elect a new President. Rene Preval was declared to have won with over 50 percent of the vote.