Michel Martelly, a singer-turned-politician popular, will be the next President of Haiti, Council electoral of country Caribbean has announced during a Conference of press of Monday.
Martelly, a rookie political who did had been given virtually no chance of win the vote of the runoff the 20 March, a easily beaten former first lady Mirlande Manigat. The artist known as "sweet micky" received almost 68% of the vote, the Electoral Council spokesman, said Pierre Thibault.
Manigat led to the first round of voting November separating a field of 18 candidates for two for the runoff water. But in December, a large part of the country is paralyzed by riots after the Electoral Council announced the results of the first round who initially excluded Martelly the runoff.
Michel Martelly partisan actions after vote during the presidential runoff - Port-au-Prince, March 20. (Associated Press/Ramon Espinosa)The Organization of American States later determined these results were incorrect and the musician had come in second, giving him a place in the second round of voting.
The final results, for a period of calls, should on 16 April. If the results hold up, Martelly will take office in mid-May, after that President René Préval, who could not seek another term under the constitution, steps down.
Martelly, a star of genus Haitian compass, is a "total outsider" who was struggling to find a party to run for when he announced his decision to request the Office, Connie Watson the CBC reported to Port - au-Prince, the capital, but its lack of political experience has proven to be an asset in a country where the Government has provided few services and corruption is very deep.
Martelly has promised a profound change to Haiti, promising to provide free education in a country where more than half of the children cannot afford school and create economic opportunities in almost universal unemployment.
However, he will have to face a challenging environment that includes a Senate and Chamber of Deputies controlled by party Préval and anger spread on the slow progress of reconstruction by the earthquake of January 2010 that the Government says killed about 300,000 people. Haiti is also grappling with a cholera epidemic which has killed more than 4,000 people since October and should get worse with the spring rainy season.
"He has not any kind of support in Parliament." It is controlled by René Préval, ", said Yves Colon, a Professor of journalism at the University of Miami, following the Haitian policy."
"It makes me wonder how he will be able to accomplish something of this kind of dynamic." Proposed laws would be retained or not grandis even for a vote. ?
However, there are 10 billion dollars in foreign aid that donor countries have delayed pending the outcome of the election, Watson was reported, and Martelly appears to be in a good position to get these open seacocks.
Thousands of supporters Martelly poured into the streets of Port - au-Prince, carrying posters Monday Martelly, climbing on cars and cheering loudly.
"Today is a great day for me," Jeanor intended, 22, said he ran in the streets. "We're finished with the former Government and want to bring a new Government." We have been through so much misery. That is why we support Martelly. ?
"I'm going to celebrate with the people, then I go home to my children," Wilson Goren, a street vendor of 32 years, said that the Fireworks erupted around him, after the results were announced.
His campaign posted in Creole on Twitter: "I thank you for your trust." I bloom for all mine. We will work for all Haitians. Together we can. ?
An official Electoral Council, Serge Audate, said about 15 percent of the tally problems sheets suggesting possible fraud and had to be quarantined. A problem has been tally sheets showed more voters voted at a polling centre that have been registered, he said.
"We have a team of lawyers who are going to study that", said Audate.
Records of the SRC Connie Watson and press The Associated Back to links to accessibility
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