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Haitian protesters in the streets of Porte-au-Prince, Monday, November 18, 2019. REUTERS / Jeanty Junior Augustin

The commemorations of the battle of independence gave rise to violence, Monday, November 18, 2019 in Haiti. Under the influence of persistent popular anger, President Moses did not make the trip to the historic site of Vertières.

With our correspondent in Port-au-Prince, Amélie Baron

Military parade and wreath laying at the National Pantheon Museum. To mark this November 18, Jovenel Moïse remained in the very limited perimeter of the Champ-de-Mars square, locked by a major police force.

At the podium, he once again pleaded for dialogue: " The people who are part of social forces, economic forces and political forces like me, we have the obligation to join together to convert this crisis that the country is going through a great opportunity that would allow us to put Haiti on the path of change we all dream of. "

" Tell Jovenel Moses to hand over the country's keys to the opposition "

But in the image of Phanel Jean-Louis, the hundreds of opponents who have been demonstrating repeat exclude now any dialogue with him: " Jovenel said he had no one to whom to hand over power, but we have an instance that is called the Court of Cassation and that's where we will choose the alternative. Tell Jovenel Moses to hand over the country's keys to the opposition. "

In the capital, the demonstration of the opposition demanding the immediate resignation of the head of state has gathered only several hundred people. But, evidence of the constant anger against him, demonstrations also took place Monday in several cities of province. In Port-au-Prince, at least four people were shot and wounded.

► See also: The US ambassador to Haiti calls for dialogue (interview)