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27893: Sajous(reply) 27880: Boswell: (news): the economist on haiti's election (fwd)
From: Sajousp@aol.com
In a message dated 2/18/2006 8:19:02 AM Central Standard Time, Boswell
writes:
The underlying problem is that the interim government, installed
after the violent overthrow of Jean-Bertrand Aristide two years
ago, represents only one side of Haitiâ??s political divide. Its
backers are businessmen and traditional politicians. They see Mr
Préval as a puppet of Mr Aristide, who is in exile in South Africa,
and say they will do almost anything to prevent him from being
elected.
Combined with the fact that Féquirère stated in an article yesterday in the
Miami Herald that if an investigattion was made they would find all the
massive fraud made by them(CEP).So they decided to proclaim Préval the
winner to
avoid further embarassments.
Furthermore when Baker stated to the Miami Herald last Monday,that for the
good of the country Préval has to be stopped at all costs.Reasonable minds
would have realized that his 8% are not enough even by adding the 12% of
Manigat.An astute politician at the time should have known it was the time to
concede unless he intended to stop Préval by other means...Last week-end was
the
time for him to embrace Préval and leverage his 8 % instead he gave chance
to
the supporters of Aristide to do the leverage.They forced Préval to use the
Aristide fraction to become president.By the way based on my analysis Baker
did
better than 8 % and Manigat worst than 12%.The manipulation of the data as I
saw it was to put Préval below 50% and Manigat second.If the votes were
counted Préval would have won but I am not sure if Baker wouldn't have been
second.
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