New sound of music?
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Haiti's impoverished millions – and indeed everyone else the world over wishing them well – place high hopes on incoming President Jean Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly being able to finally get the country going after its most recent years at a total standstill.
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| Michel Martelly |
The popular Haitian musician won an election he first condemned as being fraudulent – until he learned he was among the front-runners. His victory was criticized heavily, but not legally challenged by opponents. He has since been treated like the President-in-Waiting, visiting and thanking supporters at home and abroad.
On a recent visit to the USA, Martelly met top State Department officials and made public appearances in Miami, where he thanked exiled Haitians for their support and invited them to support and assist his plans for reconstruction of the ravaged country.
Martelly, who is very popular, is also described as being "tech savvy" – and expected to enlist "technological solutions" to implement lightning changes in the poorest and most deprived nation in the Western Hemisphere.
But how much easier will it be for this very popular entertainer to create the type of change that has eluded his predecessors at the helm of his country's ship of state for decades?
President Martelly will face the difficult task of convincing the international community to release the billions it has pledged at the speed with which it is needed. He will also have to quickly find ways of addressing the needs of the millions who didn't vote for him, but who will be expecting him to meet their immediate needs, immediately.
