Following the resignation of Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12727-haiti-flash-resignation-of-laurent-lamothe-and-his-ministers.html the list of 12 pretenders possible to the position of Prime Minister, currently circulating https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12755-haiti-politic-12-pretenders-to-the-post-of-prime-minister.html should be reduced to less than 5 names, which will be known Monday, following a consensus between the parties. The profile of successor to Laurent Lamothe, will have to be unifier and inspiring confidence at all a difficult if not impossible objective in its entirety.

In accordance with the implementation schedule for the least unrealistic of the Consultative commission https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12697-haiti-politic-the-commission-gives-8-days-to-the-prime-minister-to-resign.html a new prime minister should be appointed by December 17, already past due...

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister resigned continues to liquidate the current affairs in accordance with the Constitution, which states (art. 165) "until the inauguration of his successor." But all wonder if the Prime Minister will remain until that deadline

Even the Spokesman of the Primature, Pierre Michel Brunache says not to know "I'm not able to be assertive on this issue [...] he could shorten the liquidation of current business for personal reasons," noting that in this case, it will permit the President Martelly to choose an interim Prime Minister among the members of the cabinet in the meantime, without the latter be ratified by the Parliament as required by Article 165 of the Constitution in its second part "[...] In case of permanent incapacity duly established of the Prime Minister or his removal from the post for personal reasons, the President chooses an interim Prime Minister among the members of the cabinet pending the formation of a new government within a period not exceeding 30 days"

This premature withdrawal for personal reasons, could be the joker of the President in case of blockage by the opposition of the ratification of the next Prime Minister, given that in the new consensus government, the opposition wants strongly the designation of a Prime minister close to the opposition, which is unlikely to occur, unless to want to make the country ungovernable.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12767-haiti-politic-president-martelly-dialogue-with-the-moderate-opposition.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12756-haiti-politic-the-president-martelly-sits-with-the-radical-opposition.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12756-haiti-politic-the-president-martelly-sits-with-the-radical-opposition.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12719-haiti-flash-i-agree-with-the-recommendations-that-were-made-dixit-michel-martelly.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12695-haiti-flash-the-commission-proposes-the-government-s-resignation-and-much-more.html

SL/ HaitiLibre