no, no, no. a prime minister is not elected. a minister is not elected. that s the point i m making. you re saying, oh, the only way out of this is haitian democracy. but haitian democracy is so deeply flawed, so troubled, that i m wondering whether in the short run, realistically, democracy can be the way out of this. i mean, why not? because we should not look at the people condescendingly, because democracy, one of the basic principle is elections so each one can say what they want actually for the country. so you specifically are not backing fritz alphonse jean, who is some people s choice to be an alternative leader. are you putting yourself up now as the potential leader of the opposition? what i can tell you is that i am forjustice. my priority is helping, you know, finding the truth. but i m also for a political accord. i m also for elections. but the political agreement should include everyone. it cannot be a small group or an elite few. but we need everyone
run. is it a question of shaking up the staff or looking run. is it a question of shaking up the staff or looking at run. is it a question of shaking up the staff or looking at who - run. is it a question of shaking up the staff or looking at who leads. the staff or looking at who leads the staff or looking at who leads the government? the staff or looking at who leads the government? well, in terms of the government? well, in terms of the prime minister s the government? well, in terms of the prime minister s leadership, i. the prime minister s leadership, i think at the moment one of his saving graces is that there aren t that many of this alternative candidates with the same political reach he has. asjohn curticejust said, he s shown the ability to reach across political divides particularly into some of those seats in the north of the country where the conservatives didn t historically have a presence. in terms of trying to find an alternative leader and who has those politi
political stability. suddenly finds itself in this situation. atika, tell us more just about if, indeed, she does have to lead a minority government. what would that mean for her ability as the chancellor? well, you know, this is a remarkable turnaround for merkel. this is a chancellor who has so much solidified power within her own party that there s no real alternative leader within the christian democrats party. and she was so powerful, she even eclipsed her own coalition partners, the social democrats. and for so many years, she has brought this very stable powerful presence to germany. and now, she finds herself in a position that she might have to lead a minority government with a far right nationalist party in parliament, as well. and so, she would find it very difficult to pass through legislation as a minority government with these various
governor romney thinks the president s leadership has been a failure. he applauded boehner for standing firm against raising taxes when our nation can least afford them. what does that mean? do youç support the boehner pl or the tea party plan? i mean, and do you say something yourself? i mean, how do you have an alternative leader that doesn t lead in the middle after crisis? i remind you and david, in the middle of the financial crisis, george bush was president. even john mccaine suspended his campaign, ran to washington. senator, then senator obama came to washington. mccain had anything to say when he got there but he made a dramatic entry. romney is not even doing that. sure. although people would say mccain overplayed his hand by suspending it and overreacting. but he reacted. to a real serious situation.
governor romney thinks the president s leadership has been a failure. he applauded boehner for standing firm against raising taxes when our nation can least afford them. what does that mean? do youç support the boehner pl or the tea party plan? i mean, and do you say something yourself? i mean, how do you have an alternative leader that doesn t lead in the middle after crisis? i remind you and david, in the middle of the financial crisis, george bush was president. even john mccaine suspended his campaign, ran to washington. senator, then senator obama came to washington. mccain had anything to say when he got there but he made a dramatic entry. romney is not even doing that. sure. although people would say mccain overplayed his hand by suspending it and overreacting. but he reacted. to a real serious situation.