After having met on two occasions the senators, without being able to reach a consensual solution, the President Martelly, met Monday at the National Palace [closing day of the work of the fourth ordinary session of the 49th Legislature], a group of about fifty deputies in an attempt to find a consensus on the choice of 3 representatives of the Legislative to the Permanent Electoral Council (CEP).

According to our information, of deputies present at this meeting, wished to be able to appoint separately, the representatives of the Lower House in the CEP and would work on a resolution, according to which the Lower House would proceed to the choice of two of the three representatives andwould ask the Senate to do its best to appoint the third. Two names have been mentioned as possible representative of the Lower House : the Deputy arie-Josie Etienne and the former deputy Simon Georges.

Ralph Théano, Minister responsible for relations with Parliament, declared after the meeting on a radio of the capital, that the Executive and Parliament will soon reach a consensus “Discussions arecontinuing and are at a very advanced stage. oday, a large number of deputies and senators abound in the same direction. By the next two weeks, a consensus will be found,” adding that even if the deputies and senators are on vacation, the Executive will continue its consultations with parliamentarians.

An optimism on the progress made, not shared by the Deputy Antoine Rodon Bien-aimé, present at the meeting of Monday, who reported that nothing concrete has been achieved so far. The deputies have actually been invited to designate their 2 representatives to the CEP, but no decision has been arrested and all this “remains very embryonic…”

For his part, the Deputy Abel Descollines, ho also participated in the meeting, undertook consultations with some of his colleagues to reach a majority of at least 66 deputies, in order to propose a solution of out of the crisis. The Deputy Louis-Marie Bonhomme, confirms the approach to build a functional majority, but did not comment, as to the possibility for the Lower House, to designate unilaterally its representatives.

The Senator Mélius Hyppolite, more categorical, totally disagree the approach of Deputies, and recalls that the designation of representatives of Parliament to the CEP, must be done by a majority of two thirds of the members of each House “Any solution that does not involve the Senate, will be unconstitutional,” rejecting all idea of ​​a possible designation by the lower house of its two representatives, claiming that only a consensus can resolve the situation.

The Senator Lucas Saint-vil, also rejects any formula to exclude the Senate of the process of formation of CEPand recalls that the Chamber of Deputies, is not empowered to delegate unilaterally its representatives to the Electoral Council.

More moderate the Senator François Lucas Sainvil, declares to be open to negotiations, to achieve the designation of electoral advisers of the legislative body, if these negotiations remain under the Constitution.