Michel Martelly was very troubled and that everything had been done for him to lose at the polls. He thought that his dreams of leading Haiti out of devastation was surely over, but after four months of recounts and reviews, a runoff changed everything. The unexpected candidate is not ready to take his seat of presidency over Haiti.
This was very unexpected because Martelly never considered himself to be a politician. He's better known under the alias, "Sweet Mickey" which was a kompa singer who overwhelmed his fans on stage with his bad-boy image. He was the type to curse and swing alcohol bottles across the stage at his concerts and even mooned his audience on occasions. Martelly revealed that it was an image that only betrayed on-stage not in his personal life.
Their was a percieved lack of progress going on in Haiti thus far, and the government backed Jude Celestin. But the people said Martelly was a fresh face for politics, and would be a face to help stop the destruction in Haiti. Martelly won by a landslide with 67.6% of the votes, defeating his challenger who had 31.5% of votes. Martelly seemed really excited and said, "Haiti is on its way to a revolution." This should be good news for the people of Haiti because they have seen so much devastation, so maybe this will be a good ending for them.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/04/05/haiti.martelly/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29
I don't know if Haiti has much hope in "sweet Mickey." How much experience and knowledge does he have about running a country, especially an earthquake ravaged one.
ReplyDeleteWow this is so crazy! This just shows that people can change. I have never heard of “Sweet Mickey” or listened to any of his music. I think he is doing a 180. I do believe for some artists that the “bad boy” image is just that its an image. I am cheering for Martelly I really hope he can make a difference in Haiti.
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