Summary:
With all of the chaos going on after the earthquake, Haitian citizen’s need their president, Rène Prèval more than ever. But so far Mr. Prèval has yet to make an effort to attempt to resolve issues. Some might even say that he doesn’t care, after tuning in and out during a meeting and going through his cellular device. He has lacked to communicate to the public about his plans to move Haiti forward to the right direction. As of February 1st he has only releases one message through radio stations. Although Rène Prèval is showing lack of leadership, surprisingly he wasn’t like this before. In the earlier years of his election he was able to build new schools, create work and new farmland for farmers. But his trust is begging to thin out. This year he decided to personally choose the council. This action made people assume that he was trying to make it easier for him to get reelected for what would be his third term. It has been a couple of weeks since the disaster, and Mr. Prèval is slowing attacking the many tasks on an extremely long demanding list.
Reflection:
I think that there is no excuse for the way Mr. Prèval is approaching this situation. After all the people in Haiti has been through the least they deserve is reassurance that things will get better. I definitely understand how many Haitians are furious with few actions being done. If anything I feel that Mr. Prèval is going about things the wrong way, he is thinking about himself more than he is about everyone else.
Evidence:
"When he needed us, we went out to support him,” she said. “Now that we need him, where is he?”
“What the country has seen since the earthquake is not a leader, but a broken man,” said Mirlande Manigat, a former first lady of Haiti who makes no secret of her presidential aspirations. “He’s not doing. He’s not speaking. He’s not acting. He’s not moving. And if he’s not moving, how’s the country supposed to move?”
Mr. Préval makes no apologies for his low profile. “I don’t do politics, O.K.?” he huffed in one recent interview. “My work is to find ways to ease the pain of those suffering, instead of being trailed by journalists to pose for pictures with people who suffer.”
Questions:
What Rène Prèval done so far?
What is going to be his plan to help Haitians get back on their feet?
Does he have a plan or a solution?
How is going to communicate more consistently?
Can Haitians honestly trust him?
Works Cited:
Thompson & Lacey, Ginger & Marc."In Quakes's Wake, Haiti Faces Leadership Void." New York Times. 1 Feb. 2010. 4 Feb. 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/world/americas/01haiti.html?scp=1&sq=Haiti+Leadership&st=nyt
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