Wednesday, to nearly two weeks of parliamentary recess (2nd Monday of May) the two Houses of Parliament have managed to hold their first plenary session since the beginning of the first regular session of the 2014 legislative year...

18 senators and 55 members responding to the roll callhave ratified 5 international instruments [2 concerning the protection of children and 3 relating to technical cooperation agreements] who were sleeping in their drawer... whose the agreement on technical and scientific cooperation between "the Government of the United Mexican States and that of Haiti signed in 2003... and the agreement of 17 November 2012 on the reciprocal protection of investments between Haiti and Spain, presented by the President Martelly for a long time...

Moreover, Stevenson Thimoléon, President of the Lower House to informed that the office of the House, pursuant to the Agreement of El Rancho (Article 7) Full text of the Agreement (in french) : Full text of the Agreement (in french) : , sent a letter to the President of the Senate to confirm him, that after consultation with the Assembly, the deputies agreed to maintain to the Electoral Council two of the three Representatives of the Parliament appointed by the Lower House (Pierre Simon Georges and Marie Clunie Dumay Miracles).

According to our sources, the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) will also renew its 3 Representative to the Electoral Council. The Senate meanwhile, still has not decided on its representative (maintenance or change). Recall that for its part, the Executive has already confirmed for a long time it maintain its 3 representatives.

Regarding the letter sent to the Senate by Stevenson Thimoléon, Senator Steven Benoit which attaches little importance to this correspondence, considers it as a "conspiracy fabricated at the National Palace..."

HL/ HaitiLibre