With not a single elected official left on the national stage and gangs controlling much of the country, Haiti's future looks uncertain.
An aerial view of the Martissant neighborhood in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. The country's withering democracy has been a gradual process.Haiti's last elected senators have officially left office this week, as its people seek to escape from a humanitarian crisis and Canada sends military support.
Canadian military aircraft made the delivery to the Haitian National Police in the capital Port-au-Prince, it added. Ottawa has also sanctioned Haitians accused of gang ties, including a former president, two ex-prime ministers and three high-profile entrepreneurs. At the main migration office in Port-au-Prince, large crowds have meant that security officers kept the metal gates closed and only let people in one by one.
People applying for a passport must buy a stamp that costs the equivalent of about US$50 - a fortune in the poorest country in the Americas.
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