Sunday, January 16, 2011

Close presidential election in Haiti, but is there corruption?

In Haiti there was a presidential election and there was no clear winner. The ruling party's candidate Celestin claimed to have won 2nd place by a very narrow margin. But after 3rd place candidate Martelly claimed fraud; the Organization of American States is recommending that Celestin step down from the runoff with 1st place vote earner Manigat.

This should be very interesting to see how this plays out. If Haiti has a corrupt president will the country ever recover from the earthquake? With so much money having not yet been spent; if the apparently corrupt current president "wins", will groups be willing to allow the money to be spent in the country? The world wants to help the people of Haiti but is the world ready to make the rich richer, and allow corruption to continue? This election could change the face of Haiti, but will it be of one of recovery and success? Or will it be one of corruption and brutality poor conditions for most of the citizens?

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/01/201111132924538765.html

By James Lambert

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