L'organisation paysanne KOZEPEP estime à 65% le taux de participation aux élections du 26 novembre
Port-au-Prince, 4 décembre 2000 -(AHP)- L'organisation paysanne KOZEPEP a indiqué lundi qu'entre 60, 65% de la population en iage de voter avaient pris part aux élection du 26 novembre 2000.
Selon l'organisation qui a observé ce scrutin, les inconvénients enregistrés au cours des opérations de vote ne peuvent pas en affecter les résultats.
KOZEPEP a salué les efforts de la police nationale et le dévouement du gouvernement haïtien qui, estime t-elle, avaient tout mis en oeuvre en vue de garantir le bon déroulement des élections.
Elle a également félicité le peuple haïtien qui a fait preuve, selon elle, d'intelligence et de maturité politique lorsqu'il a emprunté la voie des élections pour renforcer la démocratie en Haïti.
"Le chapitre des élections étant terminé, nous allons à présent mobiliser les paysans et les encourager à travailler de concert avec les autorités du pays autour du renforcement de la production nationale", indique l'organisation annonçant son intention d'accompagner les élus du pays dans l'élaboration de leurs projets en faveur du pays et le secteur paysan en particulier.
AHP 4 décembre 2000 3:00 PM
ICIO Statement at Press Conference, November 28, 2000 Hotel Plaza, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
"We are the International Coalition of Independent Observers. The coalition itself is composed of four groups: Pax Christi, Global Exchange of CA, the Quixote Center in Washington, DC and Witness for Peace. All of the individuals who observed the elections this weekend are volunteers. "In order to attain official accreditation to observe the elections we presented ourselves to the CEP. We are independent of all national governments and international structures. On our panel today are seven members of our group of 25."
Panelists:
Melinda Miles, Coordinator, Haiti Reborn/Quixote Center
Bob Della-Valle Rauth, Pax Christi
Moira Feeney, Global Exchange
Raymond Giraud, Palo Alto, CA
Dale Sorenson, Marin Interfaith Task Force
Vivian Tortora, Brewster, MA
Esperance Etienne, Medford, MA"In the context of what is happening in the United States we come here in all humility as independent observers who want to share our observations. We are volunteers who do not come here as international election experts. We hope to be fair and honest observers and we have no intent to give lessons or offer criticism.
"We are also here because the international community has not recognized the May elections. We are here also to convey our observations of the conditions of the elections and to convey the integrity of the Haiti process to the world.
"The International Coalition of Independent Observers at 152 voting bureaus in four departments. Our observers were stationed here in Port-au-Prince, the department of the West, in the North, the Artibonite and the Grand Anse.
"Voter turn-out varied in the places we observed. Our preliminary results based on our own observations are:
Jeremie: 90%
Cap-Haitien: 50-60%
Milot, near Cap-Haitien: 70%
Gonaives and the village of Gros Morne: 62%
Port-au-Prince: no less than 30% and as much as 75%"We witnessed minor irregularities at the BVs but no widespread evidence that registered voters encountered major problems. The voters appeared dignified and were imbued with a consciousness of their role as citizens and participants in the democratic process."
International Coalition of Independent Observers
For more information:
Melinda Miles, Haiti Reborn/Quixote Center - 301-699-0042 - haiti@quixote.org
Moira Feeney at Global Exchange.
© GP 2000