(Mis à jour) Sept membres du Congrès américain demandent à BIDEN de retirer son soutien à Ariel Henry (en anglais)

Publié par siel sur 18 Mars 2022, 19:51pm

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Reuters, March 17, 2022
Seven U.S. Members Of Congress Call On Biden To Withdraw Support For
Haiti's Henry
By Brian Ellsworth

A group of seven U.S. members of Congress on Wednesday called on
President Joe Biden to withdraw support for Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel
Henry, saying he lacks legitimacy to organize the elections needed to
resolve the country's political crisis.

Representatives led by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Haitian American
who won a Florida congressional seat in January, said in a letter that
the United States should instead support efforts to create a
transitional government.

"We humbly request that your administration allow the people of Haiti to
determine their own political destiny and withdraw support from the de
facto government," reads the letter, whose signatories are all Democrats.

Cherfilus-McCormick said stemming a rise in Haitian migration to the
United States will require addressing the country's political situation,
which was thrown into turmoil by the assassination of President Jovenel
Moise last July.

"If we look at what are the reasons behind (the immigration), it really
comes down to the political instability that's increasing the crime
going on in Haiti," she said in a telephone interview.

Henry became prime minister shortly after Moise was killed. He has
promised to hold elections but has made little progress in creating an
elections council - a crucial first step for holding a vote.

The White House and a spokesman for the office of Haiti's prime minister
did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Biden administration has not shown signs that it is interested in
abandoning Henry. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere
Affairs Brian Nichols last month described Henry as "the caretaker of
the government."

A Haitian civil society group known as the Montana Accord, which
includes economists, journalists, and former politicians, has called on
Henry to hand over power to a two-year interim government that would
seek to improve the security situation.

The group says Haiti cannot hold free elections while gangs control
significant parts of the country, and that holding a vote under the
current circumstances risks boosting gangs' power.

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