As University of Miami School of Law Professor and former Aristide advisor Irwin Stotzky wrote in the Caribbean Journal today, the first 100 days of Michel Martelly’s presidency have been a struggle, with Haitian lawmakers twice rejecting choices by Martelly for prime minister. Without a prime minister, Haiti cannot legally govern. “I am trying to give them hope,” said Guerda Anier, who lives in one of Haiti’s tent cities. “But how am I supposed to give them hope when I don’t have any? Today, there is more discouragement than hope.” [Miami Herald]
After 100 Days, a Struggle for Martelly
