MARTELLY DENOUNCES SENATORS' LACK OF DECORUM TOWARDS PRIME MINISTER PICK
(Defend Haiti) - By Orlando Aurelien
PORT-AU-PRINCE - The Head of the Haitian State, Michel Martelly, is amazed by the petition of 16 senators calling for the withdrawal of the candidature of Mr. Bernard Gousse for the post of Prime Minister. He qualified this action as inelegant and not in conformity with the Haitian constitution.
Reiterating his support of Mr. Gousse, the Head of State stressed the need for continuing the constitutional process of ratification. He stated that the action of the 16 senators is contrary to the correspondence of the president of the Chairman of the Senate body, inviting Mr. Gousse to file his dossier in the Senate.
Mr. Gousse will file his case Tuesday in Parliament confirms President Martelly.
(** it has not been filed yet**). Commenting on the petition of Parliament from most members of the Inite party, president Martelly believes that this could be an effort to weaken him. Rather than to be weakened I would prefer to resign, but I will remain in power since I have a 5 year mandate, he insists.
Responding to questions from journalists, the Haitian President argued that parliamentarians had selected three individuals from a list of 10 that had been submitted. Having ruled out 7 people, I was sure that the members were prepared to accept one of three names submitted, he argued.
President Martelly is confident on the chances that Mr. Bernard Gousse will be ratified as Prime Minister. Martelly revealed that the "Liaison Committee" had reported 18 senators willing to ratify the Prime Minister-designate.
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