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[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Robert Benodin <r.benodin@worldnet.att.net>

RDNP’s Communiqué
Recuperation of our freedom of action

The RDNP, holding to the principles that have always guided its action and
considering the recent political evolution, after some serious evaluation
and deep reflection, believes that it is its responsibility and duty to
declare publicly that it is assuming its total autonomy and its complete
freedom from the Convergence Démocratique as it is composed and functioning
now.
Our traditional sincerity, seriousness and the clarity of our positions
require that we do not leave the impression by staying a full fledge member
of the Convergence that we are endorsing the ambiguity which consist of
affirming publicly and contradictorily, on the one hand, calling for a
national mobilization to force Aristide and his lavalas regime to leave
power immediately, on the other hand that they agree to resume, under
condition, the negotiation, hoping to share the political power with
Aristide through a compromise.
The present RDNP’s declaration does not in any way change its availability
to work loyally with all political parties and organizations, pursuing the
same progressive, patriotic and democratic objectives, for at last together,
change our people’s life. Its autonomy and its availability recovered,
render possible a reconfiguration of the active political forces and a
transformation of the Haitian political topography, more broad and
diversified for the unity of a Haitian democratic opposition without
exclusion, personal monopolizing and ideological deception. Alone or with
others, the RDNP’s ideal and objective remain, Haiti’s democratization and
modernization, within social justice and humanistic globalization.
Port-au-Prince April 2, 2002
After deliberation, the above communiqué was unanimously adopted and signed
by the members of the National Executive Council: Fritz Benjamin, Assistant
Secretary General, Mirlande Manigat, Assistant Secretary General, Martial
Célestin, General Consillor, Daniel Mallebranche, member and Marcel
Perreira, chargé de mission.

Leslie F. Manigat
General Secretary and RDNP’s political leader.