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Haiti - News : Electoral Zapping... 06/05/2015 13:43:00
The Senator Jean-Baptiste Bien-Aimé called justice to put the public action against the First Lady, Sophia Martelly for having voted in the 2010 elections, while she still held US citizenship to which she has only renounced March 31, 2014. He recalled that the Constitution of 1987 under the aegis of which the elections were held, did not recognize dual citizenship and that the First Lady had not the right to vote. The long-awaited Discharge Certificate... The Provisional Electoral Council would commit a serious mistake ifit decides to grant discharge to the former accounting of public funds from audits and recommendation of the Courts of Auditors says Senator Steven Benoit. For his part, Senator Jocelerme Privert stresses that with only 10 senators, the Upper House can not, pronounce on the discharge applications of former Ministers. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13720-haiti-news-electoral-zapping.html . PFor his part, Prime Minister Paul has denied rumors suggesting that the Executive would grant discharge certificates to former ministers. All these positions seem clear, but what about the Head of State and obligations made to him by the Constitution, including Article 136 which states "The President of the Republic, Head of State, ensures compliance and enforcement of the Constitution and institutional stability. It ensures the regular functioning of public authorities and the continuity of the State." Can the Head of State ignore its constitutional obligations ? For arliament malfunction reasons, can it deprive citizens of their right to be a candidate ? Should it on the basis of the audit reports of the courts of auditors granted by decree, discharges to these accounting of funds of the States... ? Call for respect of women's quota... The Electoral Adviser, Yolette Mengual, warns that the municipal cartelsand CASEC that do not have at least one women will not be able to register in the Communal Electoral Offices (BEC). While it is true that Articles 58 and 62 of the Electoral Decree, mention at least one woman, nothing in the decree speaks of impossibility to register or rejection of candidature, in case of non compliance with these articles. Just like Article 100.1 of the decree, which obliges political parties or political groupings to met the quota of 30% women, while women registered are only 8%... "In accordance with this Decree, with the exception of the post of President of the Republic the list of candidates submitted to the Provisional Electoral Council by the political parties or political groups for each elective place must contain at least 30% women." D-5 before the closing of the electoral list The National Identification Office (ONI), a body responsible for issuing registration cards redoubling its efforts to deliver the greatest possible number of National Identification Card. From 8,000 cards per day, ONI currently produces 24,000 while there are only five days before the closing of the electoral list (11 May 2015). After this date any elector who is not registered on the electoral list, will not vote in upcoming elections. HL/ HaitiLibre
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