After having boycotted a first invitation of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), on December 2 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-15934-haiti-elections-jude-celestin-boycotts-the-invitation-of-the-cep.html Jude Célestin, the candidate for the presidency of the second round, under the banner LAPEH, boycotts a new invitation of Pierre-Louis Opont dated 10 December.

While stating in its response letter having a "[...] usual provisions to dialogue [...]" he conditions any meeting with the CEP to the conclusions of an Evaluation commissions of the election results on 25 October affirming "[...] a meeting with me would not be appropriate; it would even be superfluous without the establishment, without delay, of this Commission [...]"

In his letter to the President of the CEP, dated December 14, 2015, Jude Célestin explains "[...] We are now at a crossroads: as you, as an institution responsible for organizing credible elections, that I, presidential candidate, we have a duty to steer the country in the right direction, choose the right path by taking difficult and most courageous decisions.

[...] If it is true that provide our country with a president in February 7, 2016 is important, it is also true, if not more, than the credibility of the process to achieve this goal is essential to our young and fragile democracy.

[...] A true second round, a second round credible imply that the two candidates that face have indeed enjoyed the confidence of the population in the first round. Whether it's me, whether another candidate who would have, according to you, accessing the second round, both must in fact be the emanation of the popular will. Otherwise, the process will be deemed null and marred by mistakes, will not be credible and bear a president unable to govern for ack of popular legitimacy.

[...] Time makes us the war and a meeting with me would not be appropriate; it would even be superfluous without the establishment, without delay, of this Commission [...] The Evaluation Commission is a must to safeguard the electoral process to ensure its integrity and prevent the country sinking into an unprecedented crisis in the total chaos.

[...] Once the work of the EVALUATION COMMISSION completed, the electoral institution can rely on my availability and my usual provisions to dialogue to discuss the implementation of its recommendations and the holding of the second round of presidential elections. The ball is in your camp !"

Recall that Jude Célestin has also refused to meet with Prime Minister Paul Evans who chairs the Government Commission on the post-election crisis. while Paul Evans would have met Tuesday with Jovenel Moïse presidential candidate under the banner of PHTK.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-15934-haiti-elections-jude-celestin-boycotts-the-invitation-of-the-cep.html

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