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Haiti - Politic : The Convention of political parties opposed to the publication of the amended Constitution 09/06/2012 13:09:39
In his speech, Turnep Delpé, the Representative of the National Progressive Democratic Party of Haiti (PNDPH) declared that "...the Convention of Haitian political parties is concerned by the statements of some members of the Executive, which suggests that President Michel Martelly is preparing to publish the controversial text of the Constitution of 1987 amended. The PNDPH wishes to reiterate its position on this issue of national interest. The considerations of legal nature presented on 6 January 2012 to recommend the non-publication of the amended text remain valid and we remember them :
On the political point of view, the publication of the controversia text, is likely to weaken the integrity of the Senate in the current context, especially since a group of nine senators voted publicly against this publication. The President of the Republic, under Article 138 of the 1987 Constitution, is the guarantor of national independence, consequently, it does not have to submit to the desiderata of certain personalities in the international community, which demanded the publication of the controversial text [a view shared at the Convention by Victor Benoit, President of the Convention]. What should count above all it is the democratic stability of the Nation. Any publication of the text, can only further divide the country to the point of view socio-political. The interest of the nation well understood, preferably requires in this conjuncture, the search for political consensus. With these legal and policy considerations, the Convention of Haitian political parties, reiterates its recommendation not to publish the amended text and in addition, calls for the mobilization of active forces and organized of the Nation, for a wide consultation, that should lead to a proposal of amendment to be submitted to Parliament at the last session of the 49th Legislature..." For his part, Victor Benoit, predicted that if the text is published as it is, this will lead to a situation of polarization, which will give birth to two opposing political blocs around the text. He calls for the mobilization and the consensus of the political class to work on a new proposal of amendment. The economist Camille Charlmers, Executive Secretary of the Haitian Advocacy Platform for Alternative Development (PAPDA) considers that "it would be a grave error if the head of state decided to publish the amended Constitution as it is", and also urges the President, not to publish the text of the amended Constitution for formal reasons of procedures. The solution requires the involvement of political actors in the development of a new consensual text. HL/ S/ HaitiLibre
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