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Haiti - Elections : The Government does not exclude the possibility to postpone the election


Haiti - Elections : The Government does not exclude the possibility to postpone the election

To 4 days of the second round of elections scheduled Sunday, January 24, the government multiplies meetings in search of a solution to get the country out of the election crisis in which it is plunged.

Yesterday, Wednesday, Prime Minister Evans Paul evoked the possibility of a postponement of the elections of Sunday "As Prime Minister I have the political responsibility to seek a solution close to the reason. The reason means political stability, the political legitimacy of the results that emerged from the elections [...]"

A crisis solution was discussed at the National Palace in the night from 19 to 20 January between President Martelly, the Prime Minister, the concerned ministers, members of civil society, the Economic Forum, and the Catholic Churchand the Protestant Church "the holding or not of 24 January must be the result of a political dialogue," affirmed Prime Minister Paul who confirmed to Reuters that negotiations were under way to break the impasse in which the country found itself, adding that Haiti could postpone the second round of the presidential election if the opposition is committed [among others] to participate at a later date specifying that the date of January 24 would remain in force, if no agreement is reached before that date.

Evans Paul, recalls that the positions of citizens and political organizations that he collects are divided between those who favor holding the elections on January 24 and those who are against...

Wednesday in the Senate, after a session of nearly six hours, senators adopted (15 votes for, 0 against and 5 abstentions [Youri Latortue (AAA), Carl Murat Cantave et Onondieu Louis (KID), Jacques Sauveur Jean et Richard Lénine Hervé Fourcan (PHTK)]) the "Resolution on the crisis threatening the political stability and social peace in Haiti," whose Article 1 urged the CEP to suspend any continuation of the electoral process Article 2 The Senate decides to set up a senatorial commission of inquiry into allegations of serious irregularities; Article 3 The Senate requires the Office to forward this legislative act to the President of the Republic for publication in the official gazette.

In addition the same day, the parliamentarians gathered at the National Palace with President Martelly, meeting whose details have not been made public.

SL/ HaitiLibre



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