Recall that on July 31, the Assembly of Senators voted [16 votes for, 0 against, with one abstention], an interpretative law of Articles 85, 231 and 231.1 of the Electoral Act of 2008, which reduced the 6-year term of senators took office in 2009, setting their departure in 2014 instead of 2015.

The Deputy Gluck Théophile, the First Secretary of the Office of the Chamber of Deputies, stated that the Chamber of Deputies ratified Tuesday this law [27 votes in favor, 25 against and 2 abstentions], in the same terms as the Senate, despite the strong reservations of some members present of the government pro majority bloc "Member for Stability and Progress" (PSP).

This legislation should be sent soon to the Executive for publication in the official newspaper "Le Moniteur", to come into effect... Once this law promulgated, the senators elected in 2009 would leave in January 2015 and not in January 2014.

Let's hope the parliamentarians put so much energy before thir holiday to vote numerous laws which are priority for the country, provided in the agenda of the second ordinary session of the legislative year https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8941-haiti-politic-priority-bills-to-the-legislative-agenda.html Recall for this purpose, that no law has been passed in this session with the exception of the Finance Act 2013-2014 in the Lower House, early July, law awaiting its ratification in the the same terms by the Senate and that Tuesday in favor of the elected...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9182-haiti-politic-since-june-10-2013-no-law-has-been-passed.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8941-haiti-politic-priority-bills-to-the-legislative-agenda.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8757-haiti-politic-opening-of-the-second-ordinary-session-of-the-third-legislative-year.html

SL/ HaitiLibre