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Haiti turns against leader who stayed on too long
By Guy Adams
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Police were keeping watch over the Haitian capital yesterday as an uneasy calm descended on streets still littered with debris following protests by opposition groups calling for the resignation of the country's President, René Préval.
AP
Protesters hold images of Haiti's former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, in Port-au-Prince, demanding that the incumbent, René Préval, step down
Teargas was fired outside the ruined national palace in central Port-au-Prince on Monday to disperse a crowd of up to 2,000 protesters angered by what they believe are Mr Préval's attempts to hold on to power beyond his legal term.
The President, who was much criticised in the aftermath of January's earthquake – which killed between 230,000 and 300,000 Haitians and left 1.5 million more homeless – had earlier persuaded parliament to give him an extra three months in office to help co-ordinate ongoing relief efforts.
Opposition groups, including supporters of Haiti's exiled former leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, believe, however, that he is using the emergency as a pretext to illegally extend his rule.
Elections were supposed to be held in February but will now be delayed. Some fear they could eventually be cancelled. "He is profiting from this disaster in order to stay in power," said Herve Santilus, a demonstrator interviewed by the Associated Press.
He, like hundreds of thousands of other restless citizens, has been unemployed and relying on aid handouts since the disaster struck......
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...g-1971360.html
Haiti turns against leader who stayed on too long
By Guy Adams
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Police were keeping watch over the Haitian capital yesterday as an uneasy calm descended on streets still littered with debris following protests by opposition groups calling for the resignation of the country's President, René Préval.
AP
Protesters hold images of Haiti's former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, in Port-au-Prince, demanding that the incumbent, René Préval, step down
Teargas was fired outside the ruined national palace in central Port-au-Prince on Monday to disperse a crowd of up to 2,000 protesters angered by what they believe are Mr Préval's attempts to hold on to power beyond his legal term.
The President, who was much criticised in the aftermath of January's earthquake – which killed between 230,000 and 300,000 Haitians and left 1.5 million more homeless – had earlier persuaded parliament to give him an extra three months in office to help co-ordinate ongoing relief efforts.
Opposition groups, including supporters of Haiti's exiled former leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, believe, however, that he is using the emergency as a pretext to illegally extend his rule.
Elections were supposed to be held in February but will now be delayed. Some fear they could eventually be cancelled. "He is profiting from this disaster in order to stay in power," said Herve Santilus, a demonstrator interviewed by the Associated Press.
He, like hundreds of thousands of other restless citizens, has been unemployed and relying on aid handouts since the disaster struck......