Haiti leader tries again with second PM

"The choice of Bernard Grousse ... is unacceptable," hesaid.。Gousse, who has not been formally involved in politics in recentyears, must present his credentials to Parliament, which has theconstitutional authority to approve or reject candidates for primeminister.。Haitian President Michel Martelly chose a lawyer and formerjustice minister to be the country's next prime minister, making asecond attempt to fill the key government post.。"How can you ask them to vote for him?" she added.。Martelly, a popular musician with no prior governmentexperience, took office in May after a sweeping election victory.But Inite, the party of former President Rene Preval, and itsallies dominate both houses of Parliament.。There were indications the new nominee might not fare any betterdue to charges he once led a crackdown on political supporters offormer President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.。Aristide, who still commands a fanatical following among Haiti'spoor, returned home from exile earlier this year.。Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, is alsoreeling from a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 5,500people.。Several other lawmakers said they would not support thenomination, claiming Gousse was responsible for the arrests ofhigh-profile Aristide supporters after the ex-president was forcedto flee the country during an armed rebellion.。Martelly, speaking with reporters before departing on a trip toSpain, said he chose Bernard Gousse, who served in an interimgovernment that came to power in 2004 when Aristide was driven fromoffice.。Jean Tholbert Alexis, a lower chamber majority leader, saidGousse would not win backing from lawmakers.。"There are several senators and members of the lower chamberthat have been the direct victims of Gousse's arbitrary arrests anddetention," said Senator Evaliere Beauplan.。"Haitians, I am traveling but I am leaving a new primeminister-designate in your hands," he said.。Lawmakers in Haiti's parliament last month rejected his initialchoice, dealing a sharp political blow to the new Haitian leaderand slowing his ability to assemble a government to move ahead withreconstruction efforts after a catastrophic earthquake killed300,000 people last year.