[News] Haiti: Fanmi Lavalas Position Statement, July 31, 2021

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*POSITION STATEMENT <https://bit.ly/2TZIC4A> OF FANMI LAVALAS POLITICAL 
ORGANIZATION**
(Unofficial translation from the Kreyol by Haiti Action Committee)**

July 31, 2021
*


Since the electoral /coup d'etat/ that put in power the legal bandits of 
the PHTK party (Tet Kale/Skin Heads), Haiti has been experiencing 
progressively worse conditions: repression, corruption, kidnappings, and 
federations of gangs that are spreading terror by massacring residents 
of working-class neighborhoods, burning down their homes and forcing 
people to flee their neighborhoods. One of the PHTK’s last-ditch moves 
is to now hastily organize another election/selection so that they can 
remain in power. This means that they will succeed themselves on the 
corpses of the people.

Things are indeed grave, but the majority Haitian population, including 
all sectors of society, are conscious of the calamitous situation that 
the PHTK and its international partners have brought upon the country 
and they have decided to fight to change the system. The determination 
and resistance of the population remain steadfast, but the enemy is 
powerful.

In total accord with the demands of the people and to provide all 
necessary support, Fanmi Lavalas made the decision to have discussions 
with all sectors because we believe that it is through an exchange of 
ideas with all the political organizations and those within civil 
society that we will find a common accord so that all together we will 
overturn the cauldron.

For Fanmi Lavalas, overturning the cauldron means the destruction of 
this predatory, criminal and imported government, and replacing it with 
a government that works to provide needed services to the people, 
improves living conditions, facilitates the return home of the daughters 
and sons of Haiti and regains our dignity as a sovereign people.

That is why, since November 2018, Fanmi Lavalas has proposed a 
government for the public's safety, "Sali Piblik", to replace the PHTK 
government that has never had any legitimacy. Fanmi Lavalas has since 
remained steadfast in its resolve to find an accord to form a "Sali 
Piblik" government with Haitians, authentic Haitians, known for being 
serious, honest and competent, to ensure a transition from the present 
government of exclusion and exploitation - all for the minority, nothing 
for the majority - to a new government of inclusion and transparency. 
This process will be solidified by the population choosing its 
representatives through honest and free elections.

Members of the Executive Committee of Fanmi Lavalas have for a few 
months been engaged in discussions with other organizations and 
representatives of civil society to reach agreement on how to put these 
changes in place. Just like the broader population, Fanmi Lavalas 
believes that the real solution to the crisis can only come through 
changing the system. No hasty election is possible in this moment. This 
transition must show clearly that we have made a complete break with 
this plundering government that has reduced the country to its present 
condition! The people are not about a patch-up job.

The Sali Piblik government will be tasked with: organizing a national 
conference, rebuilding the judicial system, prosecuting the massacres 
and financial crimes, and bringing justice to the people who are the 
victims. We must have a new electoral law, a new provisional electoral 
council (KEP) that will organize free and fair elections in order for 
democracy to bloom again in the country, for justice to spread, for 
people to have employment, housing, food, schools, and safety in their 
communities.

Fanmi Lavalas calls on all militants and the members of the 
organizations throughout the country to remain vigilant and to continue 
to mobilize with the demand for a genuine transition through a Sali 
Piblik Government.
*
Alone we are weak,
Together we are strong,
All Together WE ARE LAVALAS *

*Executive Committee of Fanmi Lavalas*
Dr. Maryse Narcisse
Mr. Joel Vorbe
Dr. Jean Myrtho Julien
Agr. Anthony Dessources

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