The Government will keep its neutrality...

Monday, Prime Minister Evans Paul, said that the government will remain neutral on the occasion of elections, saying it is necessary for the country to have competent elected and expressed its determination to work to strengthen the State.

111 candidates contested

Monday, Frantz Bernadin and Lemaire Honorat respectively Spokesperson andelectoral Director of the the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), indicated that the period for contesting candidates (72 hours) had ended Sunday. During this period, 111 complaints throughout the country, have been filed in the different Disputes Office of CEP for the same number of candidates [in each Departmental Electoral Office (BED), there is a Departmental Electoral Office of Disputes]. Among the various grounds of challenge include: the lack of discharging or residence, dual nationality, alleged offenses etc...

Distribution of complaints :

West 1 (21); West 2 (4); North East (5); Center (3); North (6); Artibonite (16); South (19); Southeast (20); Northwest (2); Nippes (5) and Grand Anse (10).

If the schedule is met, the final list of approved candidates, should be published on May 1, 2015...

The candidacy of Sophia Martelly challenged

According to the Electoral Adviser, Me Néhémy Joseph, the candidacy of the President's wife, First Lady Sophia St-Rémy Martelly, andidate for the West to the Senate, has been challenged by the Platform JUSTIS. Protesters allege that the First Lady, do not fill the requirements, saying in their complaint that she has a dual nationality (American and Haitian) and that other hand, because of its status as President of Commission presidential she is handling public funds and had to present a certificate of discharge, what does not appear in his file. Senator Edwin Zenny, close to the presidential family, said he was confident that the candidature of Sophia Martelly will be approved, noting that a allegation is not enough, the protesters must support their charges with concrete evidence.

27 certificate of discharge requests

Monday, Andris Riché, Senate President said he had received from the Court of Auditors, for the moment, the audit report on the management of 27 former senior government officials, who asked their certificate of discharge of their management. He said the audit of the management of the former Minister of Agriculture, Joanas Gué, is subject to a deficiency report. Furthermore he stated to have received so far no record of former Prime Ministers Jean-Max Bellerive and Laurent Lamothe.

Two other candidates contested in Petit-Goâve

The candidate for deputy Germain Fils Alexandre is challenged by his brother Gerber Alexandre, a fierce supporter of Thimoléon (also challenged candidate) a complaint filed jointly with Jean Claude Louis and Shiller Fontaine, for criminal conspiracy and forgery to the detriment of the lady Claudette Placide specify the complainants in their letter lodged at the CEP. Furthermore the candidacy of Dr. Martial Beneche, candidate for deputy is challenged because there would not be resident in Petit Goâve according to the challenger. HL/ HaitiLibre / Guyto Mathieu (Correspondant Petit-Goâve)

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