Inite

The party was created simply as Inite on 28 November 2009 as a successor of Lespwa, a political platform created by René Préval during his presidential candidacy in 2006. In November 2009 Lespwa was dissolved and merged into the new party, which included some factions from the National Christian Union for the Reconstruction of Haiti (Union Nationale Chrétienne pour la Reconstruction d'Haïti), the Movement for National Reconstruction (Mouvement pour la Reconstruction Nationale), the Country Organization Movement (Mouvement d'Organisation du Pays), and the Open the Gate Party (Parti Louvri Barye).{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yNGfBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT2571 |title=Political Handbook of the World 2015 |first=Tom |last=Landsford |date=2014|isbn=9781483371559 }}

In the 2010 elections Jude Célestin was its presidential candidate, finishing second but he did not advance to the second round because of allegations made to the Provisional Electoral Council. In the parliamentary election, it gained 35 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 11 in the Senate.

The party was renamed in April 2015 as Patriotic Unity (Inite Patriyotik), after the merger with two other political groups.[http://www.haitielection.net/inite-sest-alliee-a-deux-autres-entites-pour-former-le-regroupement-denomme-inite-patriyotik/ INITE s’est alliée à deux autres entités pour former le regroupement dénommé INITE Patriyotik] At almost the same time, René Préval and his supporters founded Plateforme Vérité, a new political party. Both parties competed in the 2015 parliamentary elections in separate ways. Inite Patriyotik presented 8 candidates for the Senate and 39 for the Chamber of Deputies.[http://lenouvelliste.com/uploads/senateursacceptes.pdf Liste Des Sénateurs Acceptés 13/05/2015 (Accepted candidates for senator 13/05/2015)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615163153/http://lenouvelliste.com/uploads/senateursacceptes.pdf |date=15 June 2015 }}[http://www.cephaiti.ht/files/Doc_off/Senateurs_repeches.pdf Conseil Electoral Provisoire (Accepted candidates for senator)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530005115/http://www.cephaiti.ht/files/Doc_off/Senateurs_repeches.pdf |date=30 May 2015 }}[http://lenouvelliste.com/uploads/deputesacceptes.pdf Liste Des Deputés Acceptés (13/05/2015)| (Accepted candidates for deputy) (13/05/2015)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615172143/http://lenouvelliste.com/uploads/deputesacceptes.pdf |date=15 June 2015 }}[http://www.cephaiti.ht/files/Doc_off/Deputes_repeches.pdf Conseil Electoral Provisoire (Accepted candidates for deputy)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616085208/http://www.cephaiti.ht/files/Doc_off/Deputes_repeches.pdf |date=16 June 2015 }}

It was reported in late-April 2019 that the party's founding members had decided to dissolve it on 12 April.{{Cite web|title=Haïti/Politque : Le parti politique INITE de René Préval est dissous|url=https://vantbefinfo.com/2019/04/haiti-politque-le-parti-politique-inite-de-rene-preval-est-dissous/|date=2019-04-29|access-date=2021-07-21|work=Vant Bèf Info|language=fr-HT}} However, the spokesperson for its national coordination committee, Sorel Jacinthe, denied on 6 May that the party had been dissolved and blamed Paul Denis of spreading rumours about its dissolution to strengthen the new party he was creating. Denis however denied the accusation.{{Cite web|title=INITE N'est Pas Dissout, Paul Denis Y Tourne Le Dos Pour Former Son Propre Parti Politique (INIFOS)|url=https://haitinews2000.net/25238/inite-nest-pas-dissout-paul-denis-y-tourne-le-dos-pour-former-son-propre-parti-politique-inifos/|date=2019-05-07|access-date=2021-07-21|work=Haitinews2000|language=fr-HT}} On 10 May, Denis and several other dissident members of Inite announced the launching of the Inifos party.{{Cite web|title=INIFOS : Paul Denis crée un nouveau parti avec les dissidents de Inite|url=https://rezonodwes.com/2019/05/11/inifos-paul-denis-cree-un-nouveau-parti-avec-les-dissidents-de-inite/|date=2019-05-11|access-date=2021-07-21|work=Rezo Nòdwès|language=fr-HT|archive-date=14 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514065800/https://rezonodwes.com/2019/05/11/inifos-paul-denis-cree-un-nouveau-parti-avec-les-dissidents-de-inite/|url-status=dead}}

On 14 May 2019, members of Inite's national coordination committee stated that the party still existed and the founding members had no right to dissolve it without discussing the issue with the elected members of the party per the party constitution. The Justice Minister Jean Roudy Aly responded to the committee's protests against the announced dissolution, saying he took note of them, and the situation remains unchanged.{{Cite web|title=" INITE existe bel et bien ", clament les membres de sa coordination nationale|url=https://lenouvelliste.com/article/201755/inite-existe-bel-et-bien-clament-les-membres-de-sa-coordination-nationale|date=2019-05-16|access-date=2021-07-21|work=Le Nouvelliste|language=fr-HT}}

In October 2020, Inite along with eight other opposition parties formed a coalition to make President Jovenel Moïse resign.{{Cite web|title=Nouveau regroupement formé par les partis d'opposition : OPL, Fusion, AAA, INITE, Verite, INIFOS, MOCHRENAH, Veye Yo et le Secteur Démocratique|url=https://rezonodwes.com/2020/10/16/nouveau-regroupement-forme-par-les-partis-dopposition-opl-fusion-aaa-inite-verite-inifos-mochrenah-veye-yo-et-le-secteur-democratique/|date=2020-10-11|access-date=2021-07-21|work=Rezo Nòdwès|language=fr-HT}} After the assassination of Moïse, it was one of the political parties that signed an agreement on 9 July 2021 declaring Joseph Lambert as the interim President.{{Cite web|title=Haiti - FLASH : The Senate and the opposition appoint Senator Lambert as Provisional President of Haiti|url=https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34197-haiti-flash-the-senate-and-the-opposition-appoint-senator-lambert-as-provisional-president-of-haiti.html|date=2021-07-10|access-date=2021-07-21|work=HaitiLibre.com|language=en}} It and other political parties signed an agreement with Prime Minister Ariel Henry on 11 September, for a peaceful and consensual administration of the country before the swearing-in of an elected government.{{Cite news|first=Robenson|last=Geffrard|title=Ariel Henry et des organisations politiques de l'opposition signent un accord pour une " gouvernance apaisée et efficace "|trans-title=Ariel Henry and opposition political organizations sign agreement for "peaceful and effective governance"|url=https://lenouvelliste.com/article/231571/ariel-henry-et-des-organisations-politiques-de-lopposition-signent-un-accord-pour-une-gouvernance-apaisee-et-efficace|date=2021-09-11|access-date=2021-09-12|work=Le Nouvelliste|language=fr-HT}}

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