The future elections financed by the State

Yves Romain Bastien, Minister of the Economy and Finance announces the tabling in Parliament in the coming days of a bill on local financing of elections. If this bill is ratified by both Houses, all future elections in Haiti will be financed by the Treasury.

The Senate will not be in conflict with the Executive

According to Senator Sorel Jacinthe (Grand'Anse), his parliamentary colleagues are not going to come into conflict with the Executive, but they will work in accordance with the constitutional prescriptions to solve the problems faced by the country.

Charles Henri Baker deplores...

In a note, Charles Henri Baker, President of the political party RESPE deplores the violation of the Constitution during the arrest and extradition of Senator Guy Philippe https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19721-haiti-flash-senator-guy-philippe-extradited-to-the-usa.html "[...] on the occasion of the arrest and deportation of Senator Guy Philippe, a Haitian citizen, elected democratically and already holder of the certificate of eligibility issued by the CEP, an act consecrated by the official publication in the state newspaper, Le moniteur [...] His right was violated, his deportation being in contradiction with the articles 41 and 42 of the Constitution [...]" https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19774-haiti-flash-guy-philippe-was-extradited-on-what-legal-basis.html

A more productive Senate

Youri Latortue, the new President of the Senate, says he wants to make the Senate more productive by voting many more laws, agreements and conventions...

Arrival of sensitive materials

According to Nicole Siméon, the spokesperson of the Provisional Electoral Council, the CEP should receive on Thursday a first shipment of sensitive materials for the elections of 29 January. A second cargo, concerning the department of the West, will arrive in Haiti the 21 of January.

Privert at the Parish of Saint Martin de Tour

On Wednesday, the de facto President of the Republic, Jocelerme Privert, participated in the ceremony commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation at the Parish of Saint Martin de Tour in Delmas 5.

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