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Haiti - Politics : Swearing in of 6 new senators
10/01/2017 08:25:12

On Monday, the day of parliamentary recess, in a session that preceded the opening of the first regular session of the 50th Legislature, 6 senators were sworn in and their credentials validated.

It was the senior member of the Upper House Bureau, Senator Ricard Pierre who led this validation session where the 6 senators were sworn in. These are : Dieudonne Etienne Luma (PHTK), the only woman in the Senate, Joseph Lambert (Kona), Nawoon Marcellus (Bouclier), Sorel Jacinthe (Inite Patriyotik), Willot Joseph (PHTK) and Wanique Pierre (PHTK) bringing to 20 the number of senators in office in the Senate.

Two Senators were absent: Senator Wilfrid Gelin, under the administrative inquiry of the Provisional Electoral Council https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19707-haiti-elections-phtk-lawyers-protest-at-cep.html and Guy Philippe, arrested and extradited to the United States last Thursday https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19721-haiti-flash-senator-guy-philippe-extradited-to-the-usa.html

More than 20 new deputies should take oath and see their credentials validated this Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

SL/ HaitiLibre