Five former candidates that sought the presidency in the first round of the presidential elections, who were also members of the group of 12 who sought its cancellation, have endorsed the candidature of Michel Martelly for president.
Pastor Chavannes Jeune, Josette Bijou, Eric Charles, Wilson Jeudy and Joseph Genard announced thier support in a news release Saturday.
The band of five still believe the first round of elections warrant cancellation as the press release reads: "To the plot of November 28, we continue to believe that the best solution for democracy in the country would have been to cancel the Masquerade which took place that day..."
They have however noted that the Haitian people has agreed to go to elections because it made him understand that this is the only condition so he could get out of poverty and under the tent where it was found on January 12, 2010.
"Considering the spirit of openness that the candidate Joseph Michel Martelly showed and its program, it seems us more capable of drawing, with him and his side of democracy, one of the conditions for the sustainable development of the country and this without demagogy." the press release continued.
The press release ended with the five former candidates calling to their supporters and sympathizers to come out and vote "for Michel Joseph Martelly became the fifty-sixth President of the Republic as soon as the first hour on Sunday, March 20".
Source: Radio Kiskeya
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