Sunday, Michel Martelly will leave office without regret

Thursday, on the sidelines of the inauguration of new premises of the Ministry of the Interior and Territorial Communities https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16519-haiti-reconstruction-inauguration-of-the-new-ministry-of-the-interior.html President Martelly declared "I say thank you to all those who allowed me to serve my country. It was an honor for me. I do not regret a day, I do not feel that I failed one day [...] I do not want to keep power an extra day, nothing makes me feel that, I'm not afraid of anything [...]" He thanked his team members and the international cooperation with which he was able to run many projects in the country and commended to have contributed to improve Haiti's image on the international stage, but regrets that political troubles have come tarnish that image. He concluded by wishing "that the next Government can do better by continuing irreversibly the reforms [...] The idea is to make each day a little more... It is never easy and it will never easy ".

The European Commission is concerned

This week, during a debate on Haiti to the European Parliament, the European Commission expressed its "concern" about the political situation in Haiti and called on all parties to seek consensus "We hope that will found a consensus for the electoral process to resume," said the European Commissioner for regional policy, Corina Cretu, calling on all parties not to fall into violence.

"Our recommendation is that the second round is organized," stressing that once passed on 7 February, when President Martelly, has completed its mandate, there is a risk that the interim government continues to face "a problems of legitimacy."

"Don Kato" advocates the union and listening of the street

"It would be important all sectors of national life come together to see if they can get the country out of the current political crisis. It is important that politicians listen to the cries of the masses demonstrating in the streets," indicated the Senator of West Antonio Chéramy aka éDon Kato".

The G8, a exit from the crisis in 3 points

Thursday, Samuel Madistin the G8 spokesman renewed the G8 proposal to end the crisis that goes through: the establishment of a Provisional President from the Court of Cassation; a consensual Prime Minister from the Sector Policy and a Government from the political class and other vital sectors of national life.

2 absent only in the National Assembly

Late Thursday afternoon was held the session in National Assembly https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16506-haiti-flash-convocation-of-the-national-assembly.html ,

22 senators and 92 deputies were present. Senators Steven Benoit and Edwin Zenny were the only absentees from the session. Senator Jocelerme Privert, President of the National Assembly has indicated in his speech that Parliament will take all measures to prevent an institutional vacuum after February 7, 2016.

HL/ HaitiLibre