Haiti’s election has been postponed according to a report from CNN, causing more confusion about the future of the embroiled country. 

Currently Haiti’s unelected leader, Ariel Henry, has been dealing with continuing questions about recent issues in the country. This includes the assassination of President Moïse, increasing gang violence throughout the capital, a catastrophic August earthquake in the country’s southern end and now a migrant crisis that has driven thousands of people to the US border. 

Two months into Henry’s tenure, he has already made a controversial decision adding to the uncertainty of the election. The assassinated president Jovonel Moïse had planned to hold elections on September 26th after they were postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, the Haitian government sent out a decree announcing the current electoral board had been fired. 

“The train has derailed for some time in Haiti,” Henry said, according to the CNN report. “We want to move as quickly as possible to the restoration of democracy through elections.” 

A decision on when the next elections will be held after a new electoral board and officials can review of the country’s constitution will be made within the first few months of next year.