Resignation of an electoral adviser

Following the meeting at the National Palace, on 5 January, with President Martelly, the Election Adviser Ricardo Augustine, Representative of the Catholic Church, wrote his resignation letter that he sent to the Head of State, Adviser says in his letter "I have the advantage to present my resignation as a member of the Provisional Electoral Council. This decision takes effect upon receipt of this. I am pleased to have been able to serve my country at a particularly difficult moment in its history"...

Jude Célestin sorry of the decision of the CEP

Jude Célestin presidential candidate under the banner of "Alternative League for Progress and Emancipation Haiti (LAPEH), said he was sorry to hear that the Provisional Electoral Council has adopted a new date January 24, 2016 to hold elections, https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16248-haiti-flash-the-cep-wants-a-2nd-round-on-january-24.html , this without waiting for the implementation of the recommendations of the electoral assessment by the Executive Committee, "I do not understand that the CEP whose the ommission's report confirmed that it no longer enjoy any credibility, is still in function and make decisions," declared Jude Célestin. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16257-haiti-flash-elections-of-january-24-the-people-is-convened.html

Fanmi Lavalas still in the streets

Yesterday Wednesday, hundreds of Fanmi Lavalas party activists again took the streets in the metropolitan area alongside Maryse Narcisse presidential candidate of the Lavalas Party (7.05% of votes), to say no to the electoral coup... Recall that Fanmi Lavalas rejected the report of the Independent Electoral Commission of Evaluation considering that the latter had given no explanation about the beneficiaries of fraud. The party announced a second demonstration, Friday, January 8, to continue to seek the annulment of the elections of 9 August and 25 October 2015.

The opposition parties want a transitional government

Rosemond Pradel, the Secretary General of the Fusion of Social Democrats (FUSION, 0.38% of votes) said that his party intended to submit a proposal for the formation of a transitional government. According to him, it is no longer worth the trouble of trying efforts to meet the date of 7 February for the inauguration of a new President of Haiti.

For its part the Organization of People in Struggle (OPL, 1.04% of votes), also wants the formation of a transitional government that will have the mission to carry out the elections in a short time. While the "Patriotic Movement for Democratic Opposition" (MOPOD, 0.83% of votes) speaks of a two-year transition to tackle the structural problems of the Nation.

HL/ HaiiLibre