Friday, the President Martelly was was questioned by journalists of TV5 Monde, about recent events in Africa and of these Presidents, who are seeking to keep power as long as possible, the Head of State of Haiti responded "[...] the thing is that it must leave room for democracy today, we must let the people choose and we must allow to ideas, people to renew through elections, it is why I want the elections. I know that my term is 5 years and I have the right to seek a second term, after waiting 5 years, but even this second term, I'm not sure I'll run if my movement continues through a new team [...]"

Question: The Prime Minister of today could become president tomorrow ?

"It depends on him, why not [...] It depends on him in terms of wanting to be a candidate, now, it will depend on the people, the people will choose who he wants."

Question: Justly the people yet was not able to vote, today there are people who demand your resignation when you see what happens in Burkina Faso, somewhere it makes you feel the urgency of the situation ?

"[...] I consider everything that happens in Haiti in the sense that I'm aware that there are some events, I'm also aware that they are people of the opposition that puts pressure on a power that I would say today, enjoys the confidence of the people [...] the proximity between the President of the Republic and the population is at its best [...] besides this is what has made ​​me a President. I was already close to this population, I stay close to her, yes there are people who are against, yes there are some people in the streets protesting [...] the free school is not for me, it is for the public, free transportation is for her, so it trusts me. This is the first time that we feel that we have a state at the service of the people."

Regarding the recent visit of Thomas A. Shannon, Counselor of the United States Department of State https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12405-haiti-politic-thomas-a-shannon-support-the-consultations-of-president-martelly.html journalists asked the President if this intervention bothered him "those who invest, those who pay, those who ensure that democracy is built, installed in the country, are interested in the affairs of Country"

Question: It does not bother you, this is not interference for you ?

"If we can not have elections, if there are people interested in elections and help us solve this problem, for us it is an aid, a form of aid, because the you are not alone, we are not alone in the region and an unstable Haiti creates an unstable region... We want a Haiti stable."

HL/ S/ HaitiLibre