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Haiti - Politic : Proposals of the Civil Society on the role of the Senate 28/01/2015 11:43:40 Faced with the new political situation, the signatories to this statement form the following proposals about the role of the Senate: "Signature by the President of the Republic and the 10 Senators still in function of an agreement allowing the remaining third of the Senate to fill, exceptionally and until the inauguration of the 50th Legislature, of certain essential functions assigned to Parliament by the Haitian Constitution. All decisions of the ten Senators would be taken by a simple majority. Functions considered essential :
The signatories stress that "Our country lives in a special and particularly delicate institutional situation. The circumstances do not allow us to apply today the letter of the Constitution regarding the functioning of the state. However, we can through a political agreement to take in the spirit of the Constitution, the provisions necessary to avoid operating in anomie and improvisation. The country's affairs are serious issues that should not be treated casually. We have too often done in the past. [...] We invite the President of the Republic, which in recent months has shown moderation, to continue on this path and to sign such an agreement for the greater good of the country and his own. We strongly recommend to the 10 Senators in office, to act as statesmen, to promptly fulfill the historical responsibilities that are theirs today, rather than get bogged down in chicanery and delaying tactics without grandeur. [...]" Statement signed by: Mgr Poulard Guire, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince ; Mgr Duracin Zachée, Episcopal Church ; Pastor Jean Baptiste Pauris, Protestant Church ; Esperance Pierre, RNDDH ; Desroches Rosny, Civil Society Initiative ; Paultre Edouard, CONHANE ; Jabouin Luckner, GERES ; Bajeux Sylvie, CEDH ; Augustin Jinaud, LANSE-HAITI ; Dassas Yves, JURIMÉDIA ; Jean Gédéon, CARDH and Jacques James, ICEC-Haïti HL/ HaitiLibre
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