13-01-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com

Political vacuum in Haiti could let president rule single-handedly

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian President Jovenel Moise could be ruling by decree later this week, a scenario he said would help break the Caribbean nation's political deadlock but which critics fear will undermine its fragile democracy.Moise, however, sees the side-lining of Haitian lawmakers as a positive."The current situation is an opportunity to stop the permanent crisis," said Moise, who has come under pressure from months-long street protests and opposition groups to resign or hold ear
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