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Haiti - Elections : Mirlande Manigat open to all alliances...
Haiti - Elections : Mirlande Manigat open to all alliances...
12/02/2011 09:19:16
http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2329-haiti-elections-mirlande-manigat-open-to-all-alliances.html
Mirlande Manigat candidate, said she is open to alliances for the second round. Like the candidate Michel Martelly, the objective is to seek the maximum of votes. Mirlande Manigat says she is ready to talk with everyone and does not exclude anyone, nor Duvalierists nor lavalasiens, advocating a government of all Haitians. Concerning an alliance at the initiative of INITE, she replied "it depends" recalling that in policy political organizations act according to their interests.
If the language is different, this approach remains relatively the same from that of his opponent Michel Martelly who constantly says his openness and desire for national reconciliation. Manigat maneuver more subtly, Martelly, is more direct ... None of the candidates can overlook the reservoir of votes of INITE [among others]. At this subject, Michel Martelly said he was exploring the "possibility to establish an aliance with sectors of the ruling party" specifying that "if we make an alliance with someone, it is imperative that it shares our views" this is somewhat similar to the "it depends" of Mirlande Manigat.
If these potential alliances raise many passions, questions show a lack of understanding among voters supporters of both candidates, we must not forget that the probability of control of both houses (Deputies and Senators] by INITE is very high. It is therefore "normal" that the attitude of openness of the two candidates
see even some "secret negotiations before the election" may be preferable, to "ensure" that once elected, the new President will be able to govern, avoiding a situation of confrontation and permanent blocking where the loser would be, once again, the Haitian people.
Whatever the elected in the second round, he or she must necessarily deal with INITE. Then before or after is just a matter of campaign strategy, of choice of words or moral some would say...
12/02/2011 09:19:16
http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2329-haiti-elections-mirlande-manigat-open-to-all-alliances.html
Mirlande Manigat candidate, said she is open to alliances for the second round. Like the candidate Michel Martelly, the objective is to seek the maximum of votes. Mirlande Manigat says she is ready to talk with everyone and does not exclude anyone, nor Duvalierists nor lavalasiens, advocating a government of all Haitians. Concerning an alliance at the initiative of INITE, she replied "it depends" recalling that in policy political organizations act according to their interests.
If the language is different, this approach remains relatively the same from that of his opponent Michel Martelly who constantly says his openness and desire for national reconciliation. Manigat maneuver more subtly, Martelly, is more direct ... None of the candidates can overlook the reservoir of votes of INITE [among others]. At this subject, Michel Martelly said he was exploring the "possibility to establish an aliance with sectors of the ruling party" specifying that "if we make an alliance with someone, it is imperative that it shares our views" this is somewhat similar to the "it depends" of Mirlande Manigat.
If these potential alliances raise many passions, questions show a lack of understanding among voters supporters of both candidates, we must not forget that the probability of control of both houses (Deputies and Senators] by INITE is very high. It is therefore "normal" that the attitude of openness of the two candidates
see even some "secret negotiations before the election" may be preferable, to "ensure" that once elected, the new President will be able to govern, avoiding a situation of confrontation and permanent blocking where the loser would be, once again, the Haitian people.
Whatever the elected in the second round, he or she must necessarily deal with INITE. Then before or after is just a matter of campaign strategy, of choice of words or moral some would say...
Another obstacle for Haiti
Another obstacle for Haiti
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/10/2062763/another-obstacle-for-haiti.html#disqus_thread
Aristide’s return poses huge political risk
The pending return of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide from exile is the latest obstacle in Haiti’s path toward creating a legitimate, credible government through the ballot box. Given Mr. Aristide’s controversial background and the role he played in taking Haiti to the brink of chaos during a term cut short by rebellion seven years ago, allowing his return at this critical juncture represents a huge risk with unforeseeable consequences.
Outgoing President René Preval, once Mr. Aristide’s loyal prime minister and current Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive seem to be going out of their way to make the electoral process more uncertain. First, they allowed exiled despot Jean-Claude Duvalier to suddenly reappear, as if by magic, after 25 years of golden exile in France. No credible explanation has yet been offered for his sudden return, an ominous development for Haitians who recall the Duvalier era as a time of unrelieved misery.
Now Mr. Aristide’s reemergence just before voters pick a new president in the delayed presidential runoff scheduled for March 20 presents Haiti with a more serious threat to its fragile stability.
Mr. Aristide no doubt maintains a loyal following in the country, but he is a polarizing figure who inspires both love and fear. His populist rhetoric creates unfounded hopes for a better Haiti among the poor, but his record is one of divisiveness and undelivered promises. Given his history, it’s hard to put much stock in claims that he does not seek a political role.
Have Messrs. Préval and Bellerive forgotten that Mr. Aristide’s last term in office ended in chaos? That Haiti barely dodged a civil war only because he was removed from the scene in the nick of time? That it took months of perseverance and dangerous work by U.N. troops, generously supported by the largesse of the international community, to rid the streets of thugs and criminals after he fled the palace in February, 2004?
Thanks to those soldiers, still present today, Haiti’s streets and rural areas remain relatively free of crime and lawlessness, but protests that erupted last week offer stark evidence that security remains a problem. Mr. Aristide’s presence wouldn’t help. A U.S. State Department spokesman underlined the fears of the international community, saying Mr. Aristide’s return “would prove to be an unfortunate distraction to the people of Haiti.”
In a Feb. 10 letter to The Miami Herald, Prime Minister Bellerive said there was no legal or constitutional obstacle to the former president’s return if he would only request a passport, which has now been issued. This cavalier disregard for Mr. Aristide’s past and the trouble he caused is an insult to all those who have labored for years to create a new Haiti that can give its people the hope of genuine progress. He represents Haiti’s turbulent past, not its future.
Haitian authorities are either naïve or disingenuous, or both, if they see Mr. Aristide as just another citizen who wants to come back to his native country. Nor does the legal explanation account for the conspicuously bad timing, just weeks before an election that is supposed to create a legitimate government that allows Haiti to move forward. His return, coming on the heels of Mr. Duvalier’s unannounced arrival in the country and following a series of missteps and controversies involving the electoral commission, suggests that there is a deliberate effort under way to sabotage the elections.
Haiti’s leaders should be under no illusions: Any action that leads to a delay or postponement of the March 20 runoff could well lead to second thoughts by foreign donors about the wisdom of investing further in a country whose leaders are too preoccupied with political infighting and protecting their own self interest to look after Haiti’s wellbeing.
Haiti needs the international community, but the country’s leaders need to show a greater level of political maturity or risk losing support from abroad. The best way to offer reassurance is to put an end to the political gamesmanship and concentrate on measures to unite the country and offer a better vision of tomorrow. Jean-Bertrand Aristide is not part of that scenario.
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Thony.S Jean-Baptiste Yesterday 08:11 PM
They are haitian, what's wrong that but something gonna happen on your face Mr Corruption President Preval, Will see... Everyday is not sunday Mr...
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Young Higha Yesterday 09:29 PM
As a proud haitian, I'm advising whoever wrote this article to use more IF and more. I THINK because the international community and the US has no interest and no intentions of helping Haiti, and the corrupted media like you and the others only talk trash about Haiti and Haitian, and the american government's focus has left Haiti's issues to multiply so they could one more state to their legacy just like they'vve. Already accupied BASE NAVAL........
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jacques Yesterday 10:15 PM
The Editorial is 100% correct. Congrats!!!
How I wish all the other politicians of the past would just give Haiti a break for once....just once...let us take a step forward
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gogetem Yesterday 10:43 PM
Wow, wow, wow!!!! where do I begin? All I will say is Haiti for Haitians though self-determination has been ripped from us we will fight to get it back just like 1803, I just hope and pray it is less bloody this time. Its funny how they do not want us in their country at the same time they do not want some of us in our own country.
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pawolla Yesterday 10:47 PM
Did anyone see how the people of North Africa (Cush) clean up after they made a huge mess? So why should someone from outside clean Ayit for us...I think we should be asking where is François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture BODY, for one thing, two stop telling the same story over and over with substitute words and three about 3 million Ayisien died on Jan 2010, and yet the leader is been silent by the invisible force. So why not ask God to reveal who they are Duet 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. So we ask God to reveal.
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Aristide’s return poses huge political risk
The pending return of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide from exile is the latest obstacle in Haiti’s path toward creating a legitimate, credible government through the ballot box. Given Mr. Aristide’s controversial background and the role he played in taking Haiti to the brink of chaos during a term cut short by rebellion seven years ago, allowing his return at this critical juncture represents a huge risk with unforeseeable consequences.
Outgoing President René Preval, once Mr. Aristide’s loyal prime minister and current Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive seem to be going out of their way to make the electoral process more uncertain. First, they allowed exiled despot Jean-Claude Duvalier to suddenly reappear, as if by magic, after 25 years of golden exile in France. No credible explanation has yet been offered for his sudden return, an ominous development for Haitians who recall the Duvalier era as a time of unrelieved misery.
Now Mr. Aristide’s reemergence just before voters pick a new president in the delayed presidential runoff scheduled for March 20 presents Haiti with a more serious threat to its fragile stability.
Mr. Aristide no doubt maintains a loyal following in the country, but he is a polarizing figure who inspires both love and fear. His populist rhetoric creates unfounded hopes for a better Haiti among the poor, but his record is one of divisiveness and undelivered promises. Given his history, it’s hard to put much stock in claims that he does not seek a political role.
Have Messrs. Préval and Bellerive forgotten that Mr. Aristide’s last term in office ended in chaos? That Haiti barely dodged a civil war only because he was removed from the scene in the nick of time? That it took months of perseverance and dangerous work by U.N. troops, generously supported by the largesse of the international community, to rid the streets of thugs and criminals after he fled the palace in February, 2004?
Thanks to those soldiers, still present today, Haiti’s streets and rural areas remain relatively free of crime and lawlessness, but protests that erupted last week offer stark evidence that security remains a problem. Mr. Aristide’s presence wouldn’t help. A U.S. State Department spokesman underlined the fears of the international community, saying Mr. Aristide’s return “would prove to be an unfortunate distraction to the people of Haiti.”
In a Feb. 10 letter to The Miami Herald, Prime Minister Bellerive said there was no legal or constitutional obstacle to the former president’s return if he would only request a passport, which has now been issued. This cavalier disregard for Mr. Aristide’s past and the trouble he caused is an insult to all those who have labored for years to create a new Haiti that can give its people the hope of genuine progress. He represents Haiti’s turbulent past, not its future.
Haitian authorities are either naïve or disingenuous, or both, if they see Mr. Aristide as just another citizen who wants to come back to his native country. Nor does the legal explanation account for the conspicuously bad timing, just weeks before an election that is supposed to create a legitimate government that allows Haiti to move forward. His return, coming on the heels of Mr. Duvalier’s unannounced arrival in the country and following a series of missteps and controversies involving the electoral commission, suggests that there is a deliberate effort under way to sabotage the elections.
Haiti’s leaders should be under no illusions: Any action that leads to a delay or postponement of the March 20 runoff could well lead to second thoughts by foreign donors about the wisdom of investing further in a country whose leaders are too preoccupied with political infighting and protecting their own self interest to look after Haiti’s wellbeing.
Haiti needs the international community, but the country’s leaders need to show a greater level of political maturity or risk losing support from abroad. The best way to offer reassurance is to put an end to the political gamesmanship and concentrate on measures to unite the country and offer a better vision of tomorrow. Jean-Bertrand Aristide is not part of that scenario.
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They are haitian, what's wrong that but something gonna happen on your face Mr Corruption President Preval, Will see... Everyday is not sunday Mr...
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Young Higha Yesterday 09:29 PM
As a proud haitian, I'm advising whoever wrote this article to use more IF and more. I THINK because the international community and the US has no interest and no intentions of helping Haiti, and the corrupted media like you and the others only talk trash about Haiti and Haitian, and the american government's focus has left Haiti's issues to multiply so they could one more state to their legacy just like they'vve. Already accupied BASE NAVAL........
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jacques Yesterday 10:15 PM
The Editorial is 100% correct. Congrats!!!
How I wish all the other politicians of the past would just give Haiti a break for once....just once...let us take a step forward
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gogetem Yesterday 10:43 PM
Wow, wow, wow!!!! where do I begin? All I will say is Haiti for Haitians though self-determination has been ripped from us we will fight to get it back just like 1803, I just hope and pray it is less bloody this time. Its funny how they do not want us in their country at the same time they do not want some of us in our own country.
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pawolla Yesterday 10:47 PM
Did anyone see how the people of North Africa (Cush) clean up after they made a huge mess? So why should someone from outside clean Ayit for us...I think we should be asking where is François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture BODY, for one thing, two stop telling the same story over and over with substitute words and three about 3 million Ayisien died on Jan 2010, and yet the leader is been silent by the invisible force. So why not ask God to reveal who they are Duet 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. So we ask God to reveal.
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