The Lavalas Minister of the Interior announces his position:

Radio Metropole

10:43 am – April 11, 2001

 

Henry Claude Menard communicated the Lavalas dream to rest in power as long as possible to the members of the collective parties.  “It is not that we have a big head nor that we are power hungry, but the more that one rests in power the more one can resolve problems,” declared the Lavalas Minister of the Interior, Henry Claude Menard.  For Menard, his family is big and is living in every part of the country: the “ti fanmi.”  If the father of the family is responsible and anxious to make a difference, he will need time, many years to take care of his children,” again declared Menard who upholds that 10, 15, or as many as 20 years in power will permit the family to strengthen itself and make the home more productive.  “A declaration of a strong willingness is simply what is needed,” remarked Menard.

 

This was not the first try to convince the public of his position on this subject.  President Aristide already launched the ball on November 27, 2000 in Port-au-Prince, in front of the press.  As much as one wants to insist on it, this wish and this speech are not isolated acts.  The day after the November 26 elections, Aristide had declared that these next five years that he is going to spend in power, would be “five years of peace.”

 

In his declaration on Monday, the Minister of the Interior explained that the victory of the Lavalas comes from the good works of the party in power.

 

Well heard from 1994 to 2005, after many years of Lavalas power, the Minister of the Interior will always rest under his power.  Five, ten, fifteen, or twenty years or more means that Menard does not go by four paths. The message is clear and without misunderstanding.