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Haiti - Elections : Statements and positions of Mirlande Manigat
04/03/2011 09:54:49

Haiti - Elections : Statements and positions of Mirlande Manigat

Minustah :

The presidential candidate of Haiti Mirlande Manigat does not plan to demand the departure of the UN mission for the Stabilization of Haiti if she win the election, while recognizing that its presence will cease one day... "

The departure of the Minustah will not be a priority of my government. If the Minustah went immediately, I think there would be in the country, a security gap", The candidate is in favor of a police force to strengthen the National Police of Haiti (PNH) but wishes to be clear "It is not to rehabilitate the old army".

"Opening..." :

Presenting as a woman of openness the candidate on the heels of his opponent for the second round Michel Martelly, displays her opening in her government to people of other political tendencies "I have no embarrassment that in my Government there is a Minister who is from another political tendencies" she declared. However it opened excluded any collaboration with Michel Martelly "I do not know what position I could offer him..."

"Fear" of the return of Aristide :

During a press conference Thursday at the Miami International Airport. Mirlande Manigat said she hoped that the return of president Aristide will be made after the second round of elections "Personally, as a citizen, I would prefer that he comes back after the elections [...] I think what we need now is more peace". She fears that a return before the election, represents an additional risk of "agitation". We can also suppose that she fears that the popularity and the influence of the former President in the poor slums do "shadowing" to the electorate that she courting...

Education, attempt to answer... :

Responding to a question about education, in an interview with Le Nouvelliste the candidate has answered "...I say according to the Constitution: the primary school is free. This concerns almost two million children ... Where I will find the money ? There are economic and financial projections that must be done. There are the findings of the state of the finances of the country that must be made also. But this can be achieved only at power..."

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