Haiti - Politic : Statement of Mirlande Manigat on the crisis of CTCEP
Given the immobilism of the Bicameral Commission, responsible for appointing the 3 representatives of the legislative power, to serve on the College Transitional of Permanent Electoral Council (CTCEP), responsible for organizing the next election, and the constant differences between the two chambers, fueling a crisis, that nobody can predict the outcome, despite an extension of 5 days of the initial deadline, Mirlande Manigat of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats (RDNP), said she felt "an impression obvious of consternation" "[...] The rule of law means respect the law, respect the Constitution, preserve the institutions of the country, what I see is that we have 3 institutions that make a game, about the case of electoral Council, there are the Presidency, the Parliament and the CSPJ. And it is related to the amendment of the Constitution, which says how they should set up a Permanent Electoral Council, how it is expected [...]
[...] How to choose three names? It is at this level that they are today, how to choose, it can not be otherwise than by consensus, since it is both Houses who must choose. There is sometimes a little bad faith... on the one hand th eChamber of Deputies said that a group of people have already filed their application, the Senate said that it is necessary that they ask to five sectors of civil society to propose of persons so that the population have more confidence [...]
[...] If they can not agree on that, we do not see how in the National Assembly, they will ultimately agree, especially since it is a matter of majority vote of two-thirds. In this regard, I heard that the President of the Senate can not vote, but there is no law that says that [...]"
