From: "St. Louis, Moise" <mstlouis@xxxxxxxxx>
To Jacquie, Lance, and other members on the list
Just to give context to the conversation about Jovenel and the
representatives, and perhaps insert broader considerations for
legitimacy, the state, and the responsibility of the well-heeled and
educated citizen.
2016 Presidential Election Results
Candidate Party
Votes %
Jovenel Moïse Haitian Tèt Kale Party 590,927
55.60
Jude Célestin Alternative League for Haitian Progress and
Empowerment 207,988
19.57
Jean-Charles Moïse Platfom Pitit Desalin
117,349 11.04
Maryse Narcisse Fanmi Lavalas
95,765 9.01
The following 23 additional parties garnered a small number of
votes 43,607 3.99
Renmen Ayiti, Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats, Randevou, Front Uni
pour la Renaissance d'Haïti,
Parti pour l'Evolution Nationale Haïtienne, Konbit Pour Ayiti, Plan
d'Action Citoyenne,
Unir-Ayiti-Ini, Cohésion Nationale des Partis Politiques Haïtiens, Parti
Alternative pour le
Développement d'Haïti, MOPANOU, Mouvement d'Union République,
Rassemblement des Patriotes Haïtiens,
Parti Unité Nationale, Résultat, Konbit Liberasyon Ekonomik, CANAAN,
Retabli Ayiti, Parti Démocrate
Institutionnaliste, Mouveman pou Endepandans Kiltirel Sosyal Ekonomik ak
Politik an Ayiti,
Independent, Mobilisation pour Haïti, Olah Baton jenès la
None of the above
7,203 0.68
Invalid/blank votes
57,824 0.05
Total
1,120,663 100
Registered voters/turnout
6,189,253 18.11%
So what does it mean when only 18.11% of eligible voters participate in
elections and when the elected president only garnered a little over 9%
support from eligible voters? In this context, does he have any mandate?
Should "we" hold him accountable for failures? With no popular
legitimacy, Jovenel threatens the interests of those who have long
regarded the nation as their plantation- solely dedicated to their
enrichment and wealth extraction by a new electricity plan, reviewing
and cancelling lucrative contracts, etc. He was cooked before he began
and his lack of effective communication skills prevented him from
rallying the population. He should have told the population what was
going on and they would have rallied around him. They would have called
him a dictator and accuse him of advocating violence...
There has been a well-documented decline in democratic participation due
to lack of responsiveness, accountability, fraud, and foreign
interference. We went from 90% participation to 18% because the power
brokers, including the intellectual elites overthrew the most legitimate
government. What Haiti needs is a prolonged one-party dominated system
that is responsive to the population and can rebuild the institutions
that have been destroyed. There is no one with a degree of legitimacy in
our system currently. Yes, the president is inept... we have had quite a
few inept and unqualified presidents these past few years... UN
receivership did not help and was not designed to help strengthen the
state. Its goal was to undermine the legitimate government and the
state, sideline democracy activists, and realign control to the elites
in the absence of a military force that was dedicated to secure that
control. I am not sure why their departure would be seen as negative. At
the very least, the elites now have to contend with a population wanting
different arrangement. This is a historical moment. If we cannot capture
it, there will be blood in the streets.
We need a conservative government who believes in the nation, is
responsive to the needs of the population, can provide effective law and
order, and hold in check those who would threaten the stability of the
state... A militarized police force will be a necessity. I once heard an
old Haitian ask, "Mezanmi Kote Leta-a" and she concluded " Ayiti pa gen
moun anko..." We are all accomplices in the destruction of the Haitian
State, and the well-heeled and educated made that clear when they
refused to celebrate the 200 anniversary of the state and collaborated
with foreign nations to undermine it.
Mo
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