(here, the climb as a means of information, beyond that point to a revolutionary construction, is interesting as a broad overview of the situation in Haiti)
No euphemisms, before setting out my thoughts about the second round of elections in Haiti, I feel obligated to express my rejection of all forms and facets of the current neo-colonial domination and imposed on my country. Well, to me, talk about the elections to be held on 20 March next year out of this history and no position is only talk and be complicit in this new ethnocide happening there. In addition, the following lines will help, certainly, to understand that we also need to denounce the cruelty, viciousness, hypocrisy and cynicism of the so-called international community whose indecent handling of internal affairs a people is simply unacceptable.
is officially admitted that during the first round carried out on 28 November last year, involving only the 22.78% of the electorate. In fact, then, the abstention rate of 77.22% must be the relevant figure because it shows the indifference of a significant majority of citizens in elections where elected members plus the two chambers also the future president the republic. A first round marked by massive irregularities, fraud of any kind and violence and boycotted by the vast majority of political parties and popular organizations in the field called, and where The Lavalas Family party of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was excluded. Is that in the end, after 24 years since the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship, Haitians have learned that it is through an election run by the international community and a CEP (Provisional Electoral Council) to find solutions discredited their pressing problems. On the contrary, over time, have found that these elections have often been a source of aggravation of crisis. And in this particular case, the enormous cost (40 million U.S. dollars) for a first round of elections in a country recently ravaged by a violent earthquake left 220,000 deaths and 1,500,000 people under carp living in subhuman conditions, according to official figures-has been another element that led to the popular rejection.
is worth remembering that the same election day at noon, 14 candidates for president, then the reconsiderations were 12 and Martelly Manigat, held a press conference to denounce fraud massive demand the cancellation of the same. However, the CEP and the main voices of the international community said that what happened did not warrant such a drastic decision and had to continue with the development of the day. There were places where it is barely able to vote, others where they found urns filled before the start of voting, falsified records and other destroyed by force, etc.., etc. Therefore, some hours before closing, thousands of people took to the streets to express their disagreement and respect the popular vote. Thus, for three consecutive days the country was paralyzed by violent demonstrations. There were a number of deaths so far unspecified, protesters torched the headquarters of the ruling party in Port INIT attacked supermarkets, banks, and destroyed, for example, in the city of Les Cayes to all major establishments in the State. They would intensify protests on 7 December after the announcement by the CEP results Mirlande Manigat giving the first place with 31.37%, the second official candidate Jude Celestin with 22.48% and third place at the former singer Michel Martelly with 21.78%. Once again the response was immediate street. With a country in flames and completely discredited CEP, the international community to save the figure and "his election" President Préval ordered to ask the OAS to send a mission of "experts" to examine the "record". Thus, these "experts" could only minutes from counterfeit determination as if by magic Martelly has to pass the second and the third Celestin position.
Given the government's attempt to not accept the "recommendations" of the "experts" and the increasingly strong demand for the cancellation, the international community increased its pressure. Edmond Mulet, the civilian head of the MINUSTAH (United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti) said that the results had to be proclaimed on February 2 as the government was holding the report of the "experts" OAS. By doubt, before rumors of disobedience, two days before Hillary landed in Port Clinton. Paraded one after another internal U.S. ambassador: Manigat first, then Martelly and ultimately to Celestin. A diplomatic way to remind everyone who is in charge in Haiti. So, not surprisingly, the spokesman for the CEP on the morning of February 3 quickly read a paper before the journalists who had spent the previous day and night at the headquarters of this organization. Without giving, this time, a percentage as he repeated like a parrot the results as indicated by the international community. So, shamelessly, and some dignity, the PSC ruled their own results. And if all this were not enough, 4 out of 8 directors officially announced by notice published in the press that they had not signed the paper was read. Attitude that immediately invalidated the results because the Haitian electoral law requires that any decision of that body to be valid requires the signature of the majority of its members. However, the ambassadors of the U.S., Canada, France, Spain and Brazil, leading to its paroxysm indecency, said that Haiti had successfully completed the first stage and now he had to walk to the second round. And endorsed an unprecedented farce. And it was an emboldened and radiant Mulet, advancing the CEP itself, who announced to the press that this second round would be March 20 and partial results were communicated on 31 March and the final on 16 April. During that time, Préval did not utter a word about it. Their silence and cowardice exacerbated to some of his supporters.
If the behavior of the international community is called interference, neocolonialism, etc.., Would, I think, to reinvent politics as a scientific discipline and create new categories of analysis.
However there would be in Haiti this Sunday March 20 runoff election between Manigat and Martelly. Two politicians who represent no danger to the international community. For example, At no time did a minimal reference to the occupation of the country, at this intervention without limitation, the mechanisms that bred poverty whip yet all the time, therefore, not surprising that no concrete proposals have been submitted to eradicate and combat dependence. Martelly is so outrageous that said he had no problem with having the former dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier among his advisers.
But in a country that is still debate among the rubble of the earthquake, where 80% of its population living in poverty, where there were serious clashes in the last days of the campaign between supporters and those of Martelly Manigat, where there are such flagrant violations of national sovereignty and dignity of the people, it is obvious that this second round is not only a farce but aggravate the crisis of a decadent and decaying rapidly.
For these reasons, and many other things, "I understand that I can not use euphemisms to refer to this second round. The most sensible in terms of the interests of the Haitian people had been the cancellation of those elections, the departure of MINUSTAH, the dissolution of the CEP, Preval's resignation and the formation of a government of national consensus.
Henry Boisrolin
(Coordinator of the Haitian Democratic Committee)
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