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NDCDP-Politics .- Mirlande Manigat nominee, NPDR, the likely future president of Haiti.
his party's motto is: "The cool head, warm heart, clean hands ."
Contrary to the opinion expressed in the article below, there no doubt in Haiti: Mirlande Manigat, going in the second round, with a large share ahead of his rival, Michel Martelly. Indeed, it has always been first in the polls. Moreover it has been ranked first in the first round of presidential elections (31%), followed by Michel Martelly (22%), despite the massive fraud and gross party activists INIT November 28, 2010 for the candidate Jude Celestin.
Photo: Thony Belizaire, February 2011
Source: leparisien.fr and AFP, February 4, 2011
Haiti will t he soon headed by a woman? It is a scenario likely since Mirlande Manigat, 70, is among the two candidates will compete in the second round of presidential Haiti. On Thursday, the government candidate Jude Celestin was excluded from the second round ending two months of political crisis arose from the disputes over the results of the first round on 28 November.
Mirlande Manigat therefore face Michel Martelly March 20 next. The latter, Haitian music star, is the son of a part of the oil sector. Former student in the United States, it is known for its excesses on stage and his virulent invective policies. By contrast, with his glasses and his gentle voice, Mirlande Manigat, big-eating Agatha Christie novels, has lived 13 years in France and belongs to the Haitian elite.
Intellectual graduate of the Sorbonne and Sciences Po, Mirlande Manigat would be the first woman elected to lead the country. It promises to break with the corruption and reform the education system. Author of several books on constitutional law, she has little experience of political struggle. Until the campaign last month, she had always lived in the shadow of her husband, Leslie Manigat, to power a few months in 1988, dedicating himself to teaching to become vice-rector of a private university in Haiti.
Sweet Micky "wants to" change the face of Haiti "
The heavy task of rebuilding the poorest country in the Americas, after the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010, however, could return to Michel Martelly, 49, aka" Sweet Micky. " Although criticized for links they have with Jean-Claude Duvalier (former Haitian dictator returned home last month), the singer with a shaved head represents change and can be considered the favorite.
"I think young people will vote for Martelly, especially those who are unemployed and live in urban areas," said Robert Fatton, a political scientist, Haitian professor at the University of Virginia (eastern USA). "It has the advantage of being able to mobilize this segment of the population better than any other candidate. Right now, it has the wind in their sails. "
"My goal is to have the opportunity to change the face of Haiti. People see me as the light at the end of the tunnel "had ensured" Sweet Micky "last month, but not specifically describe the changes he promises to bring.
Haiti will t he soon headed by a woman? It is a scenario likely since Mirlande Manigat, 70, is among the two candidates will compete in the second round of presidential Haiti. On Thursday, the government candidate Jude Celestin was excluded from the second round ending two months of political crisis arose from the disputes over the results of the first round on 28 November.
Mirlande Manigat therefore face Michel Martelly March 20 next. The latter, Haitian music star, is the son of a part of the oil sector. Former student in the United States, it is known for its excesses on stage and his virulent invective policies. By contrast, with his glasses and his gentle voice, Mirlande Manigat, big-eating Agatha Christie novels, has lived 13 years in France and belongs to the Haitian elite.
Intellectual graduate of the Sorbonne and Sciences Po, Mirlande Manigat would be the first woman elected to lead the country. It promises to break with the corruption and reform the education system. Author of several books on constitutional law, she has little experience of political struggle. Until the campaign last month, she had always lived in the shadow of her husband, Leslie Manigat, to power a few months in 1988, dedicating himself to teaching to become vice-rector of a private university in Haiti.
Sweet Micky "wants to" change the face of Haiti "
The heavy task of rebuilding the poorest country in the Americas, after the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010, however, could return to Michel Martelly, 49, aka" Sweet Micky. " Although criticized for links they have with Jean-Claude Duvalier (former Haitian dictator returned home last month), the singer with a shaved head represents change and can be considered the favorite.
"I think young people will vote for Martelly, especially those who are unemployed and live in urban areas," said Robert Fatton, a political scientist, Haitian professor at the University of Virginia (eastern USA). "It has the advantage of being able to mobilize this segment of the population better than any other candidate. Right now, it has the wind in their sails. "
"My goal is to have the opportunity to change the face of Haiti. People see me as the light at the end of the tunnel "had ensured" Sweet Micky "last month, but not specifically describe the changes he promises to bring.
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