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  From the Lambi to the Ballot Box: Haitians Are Telling the World What They Want By Patrick Prézeau Stephenson * (Le Français suit) I. The Lambi Has Sounded — And Haitians Have Answered For decades, Haiti’s political class and its international partners have claimed to speak for the Haitian people. But for the first time since the country’s descent into gang rule, Haitians have spoken for themselves — loudly, clearly, and with statistical precision. A nationwide, in‑person survey of 1,332 adults conducted in May 2026 offers a rare, representative snapshot of what Haitians expect from the next phase of UN and international support. And when read through the lens of the Manifeste Appel du Lambi — the emerging civic blueprint for Haiti’s reconstruction — the message is unmistakable: Haitians want security, justice, public services, and elections. Not one of these demands is optional. II. Security First — But Never Security Alone The survey’s most surprising finding is ...

  Bois-Caïman Is Not a National Cement: Dominique Dupuy Should Have Invoked Arcahaie Instead By Patrick Prézeau Stephenson *  (Le Français suit) CAP-HAÏTIEN — Some symbols unite, others divide. By calling for “a second Bois-Caïman,” former Foreign Affairs Minister Dominique Dupuy chose one of the most controversial episodes in Haiti’s national narrative to embody unity. It is a bold choice — but perhaps a poorly calibrated one. Because Bois-Caïman, despite its mythic power, has never been a shared foundation for the entire nation. It is a fragmented, disputed, and often instrumentalized story, deeply tied to a religious practice that fewer than one in five Haitians openly claim. By trying to make it a point of convergence, Dupuy risks replacing a national symbol with an identity symbol. A founding myth… but not a unifying one In popular memory, Bois-Caïman is presented as the sacred spark of the Haitian Revolution: a Vodou ceremony, a collective oath, a call to freed...