Haiti in Action
Haiti in Action Ayiti an Aksyon | |
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| Abbreviation | AAA |
| Founder | Youri Latortue |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Artibonite, Haiti |
| Ideology | |
| Senate | 1 / 30 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 6 / 119 |
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| Haiti in Action on Facebook | |
Haiti in Action (Haitian Creole: Ayiti an Aksyon, abbreviated AAA)[a] is a political party in Haiti, based in the department of Artibonite. It was founded as Artibonite in Action (Haitian Creole: Latibonit an Aksyon)[b] by former senator Youri Latortue in the run-up to the 2006 general election. The party has won seats in both chambers of the National Assembly, in the upper Senate and the lower Chamber of Deputies.
Multiple elected officials from the party have been accused by authorities of having direct connections to gangs in Haiti.
History
Youri Latortue founded the party as Artibonite in Action before the 2006 general election, where the party won two seats in the Senate and four seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[1][2]
In the 2010–11 general election, the AAA won two seats in the Senate and eight seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] A member of the party was subsequently appointed the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Civic Action in October 2011.[1]
In the 2015–16 parliamentary election, the party fielded four candidates for the Senate and thirty-six for the Chamber of Deputies.[3][4] One senator and six deputies from the AAA were elected.[1] During the election campaign, on 23 September 2016, an assassination attempt was made on the AAA's elected senator, Gracia Delva.[5]
On 26 April 2019, the AAA announced that it had expelled Delva from the party after he refused to speak to authorities in regard to allegations he had connections with the gang of Arnel Joseph.[1][6][7] Delva responded by saying he could not be expelled from the AAA because he was never a member of the party, but rather a candidate who ran under a joint AAA-Haitian Tèt Kale Party ticket in the previous election.[8]
Ideology
The AAA's website stated the party gives "priority to defending the masses ... to ensure their effective participation at all levels of the administration and management of the country's affairs". The party also emphasised the importance of cultural preservation and promotion in nation-building.[2]
Leadership
The party's founder and longtime leader was Youri Latortue, a former senator who was president of the Senate from 13 January 2017 to 9 January 2018, and who most notably led 15 of his colleagues in a 2008 vote to remove then prime minister Jacques-Édouard Alexis.[1][9][10] Latortue was sanctioned by the European Union in 2025 for allegedly financing gangs to maintain political control in Artibonite and for personal enrichment.[10]
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lansford, Tom (2025). Political Handbook of the World 2024–2025. CQ Press. p. 759. ISBN 978-1-0719-3187-5. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Haiti: The Ayiti an Aksyon (AAA) party during the elections in November 2010 and March 2011, including its candidates' names, political activities and social engagement; whether the party was involved in violent activities against other political parties, independent candidates or people who refused to join the party during the elections in 2010 and 2011 (November 2010 – May 2011) [HTI104373.FE]". Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Liste des sénateurs acceptés 13/05/2015" [List of accepted senators 13/05/2015] (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Liste des députés acceptés 13/05/2015" [List of accepted deputies 13/05/2015] (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Political assassination attempt fans Haiti security concerns ahead of vote". LatinNews. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Senator Gracia Delva excluded from the AAA Party". HaitiLibre.com. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Haitian Times News Roundup Apr-29". The Haitian Times. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "I was never a member of Ayiti an Aksyon (AAA), Senator Gracia Delva said". BelPolitik.com. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Haïti : Second tour des législatives partielles : sérieux risques de violences en divers endroits" [Haiti – Second round of partial legislative elections: Serious risk of violence in various locations]. ReliefWeb. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Michel Martelly, Youri Latortue and Rony Célestin sanctioned by Europe". HaitiLibre.com. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
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