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In the News: Where is Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry?
Where is Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the Haitian press wonders.
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The situation in Haiti is still very tense.
In Port-au-Prince, 15,000 people have left their homes due to the violence in recent days.
The UN Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting this Wednesday March 6.
The day before, a gang leader,
Jimmy Chérizier, nicknamed “Barbecue”
, assured that a “
civil war which will lead to genocide
” would take place if the Prime Minister did not resign.
But where is Ariel Henry, the Haitian press wonders.
Le Nouvelliste
thus traces “
the wanderings of Ariel Henry
” from “
Kenya to Puerto Rico
”.
It has been “
several days
” since his visit to Nairobi ended, the newspaper insists.
And yet, the Prime Minister has still not returned.
He tried, says
Le Nouvelliste
, several times even, via the United States, then the Dominican Republic and finally, Puerto Rico, where he is currently.
But “
the armed gangs who have been sowing terror in Haiti since February 29 are forcing airlines and private planes to cancel all their flights until further notice
,” explains the newspaper.
Latest track to date: Jamaica.
But “
for the moment, no one has a date for Ariel Henry’s return to the country
,” insists
Le Nouvelliste
.
Police Academy attacked
In the meantime, gangs continue to sow terror and attack strategic locations.
As Alterpresse
reports
, yesterday they attacked “
using powerful automatic rifles
” the Police Academy located in Pétionville, east of Port-au-Prince.
This is the second time in a week that this training center for police officers has been targeted, recalls the press agency.
“
The grip of armed gangs has tightened even more on the metropolitan area
,” alarms
Le Nouvelliste
.
The presidential election in Venezuela will take place on July 28
In Venezuela, we finally know the date of the presidential election.
It will take place on July 28, the day of the birth of former president Hugo Chavez.
The current head of state, Nicolas Maduro, should be a candidate for his succession and is already claiming victory.
Same optimism from the opposition.
“
They are afraid because they know that in these elections we are going to sweep them away
,” said María Corina Machado, opposition champion, reports
Tal Cual
.
“
For Chavez's birthday, we will celebrate, with the Venezuelans, the birth of a new democracy
,” enthused César Pérez Vivas, former presidential candidate, according to
El Nacional
.
Which candidate for the opposition?
There remains a major problem.
The opposition does not have a candidate for the moment, because María Corina Machado was declared ineligible by the courts.
It doesn't matter, for many opposition leaders who renew their support for him.
Thus, as reported by
El Espectador
, Juan Guaido, an opponent exiled in the United States, wrote on his X account: “
On March 21, all of Venezuela will accompany our candidate.
» Applications can indeed be submitted from March 21 to 25.
But, as Tal Cual
explains
, other members of the opposition are calling for the nomination of another candidate who would not be disqualified.
Henrique Capriles, in particular, wants a credible alternative to Nicolas Maduro, explains
El Nacional
.
The former presidential candidate calls for “
putting the country and Venezuelans before any personal interest
.”
“
Let’s not make the same mistakes again
,” insists Henrique Capriles for whom the Head of State’s strategy is clear.
Because he does not have a majority, he is counting on the division of the opposition, and therefore the anti-Maduro vote, and on abstention.
Resignation of Peruvian Prime Minister
Implicated in a case of influence peddling, Alberto Otarola resigned this Tuesday, March 5.
It was audio recordings revealed by the television show
Panorama
that caused his downfall.
We hear Alberto Otarola, 57, chatting with a young woman of 25 with whom he obviously has a romantic relationship.
Problem: the latter then signed two lucrative contracts with the Ministry of Defense.
Alberto Otarola claims, however, to have done nothing illegal, specifies
La Republica
.
According to him, this scandal is in reality only a “
plot
” hatched by his political opponents.
El Comercio
recognizes that there are many gray areas in this matter that the investigation will undoubtedly resolve.
The fact remains that there exists “
criminal responsibility and another very different one, political responsibility
”, underlines the newspaper.
And from this point of view, Alberto Otarola could not remain prime minister, judges
El Comercio
who invites President Dina Boluarte to break her silence and appoint, unlike the two previous ones, an irreproachable head of government and a finer politician what.
Barely one in ten Peruvians is satisfied with his management of the country.
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