13864: Lemieux: NYT/Reuters: Aristide Proposes Elections (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: JD Lemieux <lxhaiti@yahoo.com>

November 29, 2002
World Briefing: Americas


HAITI: ARISTIDE PROPOSES NEW ELECTIONS

President Jean-Bertrand Aristide rejected opposition calls
for his resignation after two weeks of protests and
suggested new elections as a solution to the country's
political turmoil, which stems in part from a dispute over
legislative elections held in May 2000. "I will not leave
office; coup d'état is not a solution to Haiti's problems,"
Mr. Aristide told reporters at the National Palace. "The
best resolution to this crisis is to form an electoral
council and hold new elections." His comments came on a day
that saw renewed demonstrations as opposition and student
groups rallied to protest the worsening economy and what
they say is Mr. Aristide's increasingly authoritarian rule.
   (Reuters)




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