Cost of the next election...

About the resources necessary to lead the second round of elections, the provisional president said that when they will know the budget, they will evaluate the possibilities "When the Electoral Commission will have forwarded to the executive the budget, the Government will evaluate if it can take from the Haitian government funds the full cost the organization of elections and if necessary, we will seek the support of friendly countries."

Eligibility of PM studied this week

The deputy Abel Descollines, first Secretary of the Office of the Lower House, informs that a plenary meeting will probably be held this Tuesday for the constitution of the Commission to study the documents of the Prime Minister named Fritz Jean-Alphonse. He also said hopes that by Friday "the Chamber will be able to host the Prime Minister for the presentation of its General Policy."

Sauveur Pierre Etienne accuses Privert of delaying tactics

Sauveur Pierre Etienne, Coordinator of OPL, accuses the President a.i. ocelerme Privert, of engaging in delaying tactics in relation to the Agreement, whose he is responsible for the implementation, he also denounces the fact that former President René Préval took indirectly the control of the National Palace and wants to do the same with the Primature.

Issue of concept of political balance

According to Ronald Larèche, Vice President of the Senate, a plenary session to elect a President to head the Senate should be held this Tuesday, March 8. But a dialogue of the deaf between the majority and minority bloc in the Senate leaves little hope on that election. The minority Bloc refuses that the Presidency, the Prime Minister and the President of the Senate are all 3 of Lavalas trend and advocates that the President of the Senate is the same trend as that of the lower house in order to have a balance [2-2] between the Legislature and the Executive. However, for the majority bloc in the Senate, it is not acceptable that the two chambers have the same political tendency which would create an imbalance between the two branches of Parliament...

Vows of Jocelerme Privert to women staff

Monday, March 7, as part of International Women's Day (8 March), the Head of State a.i. Jocelerme Privert addressed his vows to the women staff of the National Palace on the occasion of International Women's Day. The First Lady of the Republic of Haiti, Dr. Ginette Michaud Privert, met representatives of Christian women associations at Calvary Chapel on the eve of International Women's Day and to commemorate the World Day of pray.

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