Haiti - Politic : The Senator Joseph Lambert wants to hold a position of Minister
The Senator Joseph Lambert, whose term ends in 2012, leader of the majority in the Senate [G16], said yesterday on a radio station in the capital that he wished hold a ministerial a ministerial position in the next government. Recalling that on Thursday, a meeting is scheduled between the G16 and Dr. Garry Conille, he indicated that the issue of sharing of responsibilities is at the heart of this meeting. Refusing to provide details of the ministerial positions that could be granted to members of the G16, however, he assured that the Senators of the G16 will be part of the next government team...
Because of his experience in the territorial collectivities, his first choice is the Ministry of the Interior and Territorial Collectivities (MICT), bur if it is impossible, the Senator Lambert indicated that he's ready to assume the Ministry of Environment, if this ministry is offered to him and that his team gives him its approval. "In this regime or another, I think I can continue to serve my country as Minister of one of these two institutions... The issue of environmental concerns me seriously..."
Concerning the positions in the Senate on the ratification of Dr. Garry Conille, the Senator provides a "heated" debate during the ratification meeting, which could take place next Monday. He declared that the hoice of Dr. Conille is problematic for some Senators, but "we can not speak of dissent. The senators opposed to any neoliberal policies are hostile to Mr. Conille [...] At the level of G16, we did not yet agreed on the choice of new Prime Minister..." but he assures that he will do everything possible to ensure that there is a consenus within the G16, adding that "The block will remain united in spite of everything..."
