Haiti Must Proceed With Presidential Elections This Year

Bel Politik - March 5 2010, 10:57 AM

Do you think that now is a good time to hold presidential elections in Haiti?

The Associated Press has just released the news article stating that Haiti must proceed with their presidential election this year despite the recent earthquake devastation.

This is according to a statement by a United Nations official on Thursday.

According to the Haitian constitution president Preval is barred from seeking re-election and Acting U.N. mission chief Edmond Mulet told The Associated Press that Haiti cannot afford constitutional "slippage" as it rebuilds from the Jan. 12 disaster.

President Preval's five year term comes to an end next February.

Question:

Do you think that now is a good time to hold presidential elections in Haiti?

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Miggy says...

Yes!!!!!!! We are a country with a constitution. Life must go on. A lot of Haitians have gone, but a lot of us are still alive and we have to take... more »

T.laguerre says...

Now is the time for all good Haitians to come to the help of their country. Haiti is dying because the people who are entrusted to lead her have... more »

Janjan says...

I agree. Holding these elections will be the first test as to whether Haiti can move forward or not. Letting Preval and his gang stay beyond their... more »

Atchy says...

woww if i keep my mouth shut that's mean am not 100% haitian and i know for sure that am 100% haitian from the top to the bottom. Well, well, well... more »

Jacques Laine says...

While on the surface it appears wrong to hold the scheduled presidential election at this critical time, the earthquake has truly helped the... more »

Thomas Valcin says...

NO MILION OF TIME more »

Witson Alexis says...

I really agreed with you my friend,it is not a favorable time for haiti to hold a presidential election after this deadly disaster.no no encore une... more »

Damebochie says...

Anytime is good to get rid of this silly, shameless president named Preval. more »

Haitien says...

This is not a simple "yes or no" question,There must be a careful analysis of the current situation.As we all know, to be in lockstep with the... more »

Jean Claude says...

i think that is the reason why our people of Haiti can not really do anything for themselves and also this is the kind of situation that cause other... more »