Opont will not back, face the threats

Tuesday, Pierre-Louis Opont, the President of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) said to take very seriously the assassination of Wikenson Bazile (31) member of the cabinet of the adviser Jaccéus Joseph, shot by bullets Sunday in Delmas 32. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14438-haiti-flash-an-employee-of-the-cep-shot-dead-in-delmas-32.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14446-haiti-security-sandra-honore-condemns-the-murder-of-wikenson-bazile.html

Opont recalls that the assassination occurred when the electoral advisers are subject to all kinds of threats "They organized our funeral and some say we will not be there at the time of the vote", said Pierre-Louis Opont, which states that these threats will not make him back.

Enough money for elections

On Tuesday, during a meeting with leaders of political parties at the Hotel Montana on the choice of members of polling stations, Pierre Louis Opont, the President of the CEP, has guaranteed that the partial legislative elections will take place on dates scheduled. He said the 36 million dollars needed were available "This is not the entire amount required for all elections. Regardless of the hands that we can not control and which could not complete the budget in order to boycott the process, 36 million are sufficient for the parliamentary elections," calling the Executive to find the missing funds for the organization of the presidential election.

Another demonstration of the Platform "VERITE"

Thursday, July 9, the Platform "VERITE" intends to take the streets for the second time, to protest against the decision to have discarded his candidate for presidential, Jacky Lumarque. The walk will start from the crossroads of the airport and will travel to the CEP, said legislative candidates, of the Platform, inviting all citizens who disagree with the way the CEP acts to take part in this "peaceful" protest. We are not asking for the dismissal of members of the CEP but we ask them to recover, indicated candidates of VERITE, including : Jules Edouard, Wilner Joseph, Caleb Desrameaux and Antonio Chéramy.

1,550 voting centers and 13,746 polling stations

Mr. Mosler Georges, Executive Director of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) said the country has 1,550 voting centers for a total of 13,746 polling stations, according to his words, some polling centers could be relocated. Furthermore, concerning political financing he indicated that the CEP had found a formula to facilitate proper distribution of funds. Yet, before that it(s necessary that Executive begins unlock these funds, that Wednesday, July 8, the first day of the legislative electoral campaign have still not been made available to the CEP. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14447-haiti-news-electoral-zapping.html

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