Chaos reigned in Haiti for a seventh straight day on February 13, as people continue to rise up against President Jovenel Mo茂se over his corruption, arrogance, false promises and straight-faced lies. But the crisis will not be solved by Mo茂se鈥檚 departure, which appears imminent, writes Kim Ives.
Rene Preval
On July 12, six months to the day after January's earthquake, the Haitian government held a ceremony behind the crumbled National Palace.
Before assembled dignitaries from embassies, NGOs, and Haiti鈥檚 elite, President Rene Preval and Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive draped medals of honor on prominent figures ranging from CNN celebrity journalist Anderson Cooper and Hollywood actor Sean Penn to retired Colonel Himmler Rebu and retired General Herard Abraham, officers who have enforced dictatorships and participated in coups over the past 30 years.
The president of Haiti鈥檚 Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced on May 24 that presidential and parliamentary elections would be held on November 28, the constitutionally prescribed date.
鈥淭he CEP is up to the task of organising general elections in the country鈥, said Gaillot Dorsinvil, who is also the handicapped sector鈥檚 representative on the nine-member council, handpicked by President Rene Preval.
But tens of thousands of Haitians don鈥檛 agree and have been demonstrating in the streets in recent weeks to demand a new CEP 鈥 and Preval鈥檚 resignation.