By The Associated Press Members of the EDE (Committed to Development) political party arrive to register the party at the Provisional Electoral Council in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 12, 2026. Odelyn Joseph/AP hide caption PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A record 280 political parties and counting had registered by Thursday's deadline to participate in Haiti's first general election in a decade, although not all will make the cut. Nonetheless, the newcomers rejoiced, hopeful for a chance to help ease their country's multiple crises that are largely rooted in gang violence and corruption. Members of CAHDOA, or Collective of Haitian Actors for Development and Alternative Organization, a political party founded one year ago, approached the headquarters of Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council with a marching band.…