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Several hundred young Haitians marched through the streets of Port-au-Prince on November 18, 2018. REUTERS / Andres Martinez Casares
Haiti had another day of events Sunday, November 19. Thousands of citizens took to the streets to denounce corruption and especially to demand the immediate resignation of the president. Young people, largely in the processions, express their frustration at not being able to live properly in their country.
From the beginning of the event, the tone was given. If the speakers of the truck broadcast a loop that denounces the squandering of funds Petrocaribe , nearby all the demonstrators demand the departure of power of Jovenel Moses.
" We do not want this president anymore "
" We young Haitians, we suffered too much. We thought we had a leader but we lied to ourselves. If we really had a president, the youth would not have to go into exile, to suffer in Chile, to Brazil, to suffer humiliation, says Richard Sauveur, a young man of 20 years. We do not want this president anymore . "
With his friends, Jérôme Blanc Roger paraded while hitting an empty plate with a spoon. A reminder of the campaign promise not held by Jovenel Moses, who said he would put food on the plates. But the 23-year-old sees him beyond the resignation of the president.
Determine "another political project"
" Even if Jovenel leaves tomorrow, no matter which opposition group takes power, he can not solve anything. It is necessary that all sectors of society together determine another political project to move the country forward, says the young man. Above all, it is necessary that the economic elite agree to lose a little so that the people can live better and that everyone can breathe a little .