Jean-Charles Moïse Jean-Charles Moïse Jean-Charles Moïse (born 20 April 1967), is a Haitian politician. Moïse opposed President of Haiti Michel Martelly during his five-year mandate. He ran as a candidate in the Haitian presidential election, 2015 for Platfom Pitit Desalin (a political party that Moïse founded). Moïse completed his studies at the National School of Milot and the Lycée Philippe Guerrier in Cap-Haïtien. He studied accounting science at Adventist University Diquin. He was the mayor of Milot (year unknown) and senator later during his life. He accused Martelly of holding a United States passport but it was denied by Martelly and the
Michel Martelly electoral law. The Haitian government faced months of protests over the delayed elections. Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe resigned on 14 December and was replaced by Evans Paul. But street protests have continued, with renewed calls for the president's resignation. On 13 January 2015, the parliament was dissolved after its term expired and four days later, a thousands of protesters in the capital of Port-au-Prince demanded the president's resignation. Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd. Martelly urged protesters to keep order and said he had reached a deal with the opposition to form a consensus