inite - Haiti Observer Blog

In a letter dated September 8, 2015, INITE announced his decision to withdraw from the Martelly-Paul government. The Political Party consequently called his representative Ariel Henry to give is resignation. However, Mr. Henry did not see it the same way. Actually he was promoted to the position of Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor.

Loyalty is definitely out of the window in this case.

In Haiti, there is no identifiable group with a specific ideology. There is no cooperation, honesty, trust, commitment, loyalty or patience. There is no liberal or conservative, left or right, socialist or capitalist in Haiti. What you will find are simply men and some women, that are driven by money, power and the desire to continue to hold both

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As I have been told, if you try one time you don't succeed, try again. If you try a second time you don't succeed, you should try a third time. That is the case with the executive branch of government in Haiti and the opposition. The opposition has so far refused to seat down with President Martelly to find a solution to the electoral crisis

The six opposition parties who now seem to have the upper hand as January 12, 2015 approaches wants the discussions to go beyond current election. Levaillant Louis Jeune for INITE, Jean André Victor for MOPOD, Jonas Coffy for Ayisyen pou Ayiti, Rosemond Pradel for Fusion, Dr. Rudolph Prudent for Kontra Pèp La, all want everything to be included in the discussion, including the resignation of Presiden Michel Martelly.

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Throughout the history of Haiti, only a few political parties have had a strong organizational structure. In the 1870s and the 1880s, the Liberal Party and the National Party were the two dominant political parties in Haiti reflecting the social and class division that exists in the country. On one side, you see the Liberals party composed mainly of the wealthier and better-educated mulatto minority in Haiti. On the other hand, the Nationalists Party, made mainly of the lower-and middle-class black majority.

Following the United States occupation (1915-34), the nationalist parties organized around the issue of resistance to foreign occupation. The political parties in Haiti started multiplying during the presidential campaign of 1946. Many candidates were participating, including: Parti Socialiste (PSP), Parti Democrate Unifi (PDU), Mouvement Ouvrier Paysan (MOP) and many more. During the Duvalier reign, most political leaders had been silenced.

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