Evans Paul conditions his departure

Prime Minister Evans Paul said he was ready to leave his post, provided that his successor is legitimate. He also criticizes the idea of setting up a new Verification Commission, he says hoped the compliance with the agreement of February 5, which states "Implementation of the technical recommendations of the Independent Commission of Electoral Evaluation" and not the creation of a new Commission.

No abnormality in documents of the PM to the Lower House

Monday, Franck Lauture, the Secretary-Rapporteur of the Special Committee responsible for studying the eligibility of Fritz Jean informed that the Commission that got 24-hour extension will submit its report Tuesday, March 15, indicating that the draft of the report was ready and apparently there would be no abnormalities in the record of the former governor of the Central Bank.

Pressures on the members of G48

According to the deputy of Delmas, Gary Bodeau "There are three deputies of Northeast under pressure [for vote in favor of the general policy of PM named] [...] because of their friendship with Fritz Jean [...] but there is no division in the Group [...] we will have a majority of 53 deputies to vote against him."

Doubts about the eligibility of the PM by Youri Latortue

Sen. Youri Latortue, leader of the G9, contrary to what was suggested by the Secretary-Rapporteur of the Special Commission of the Lower House, said he found several abnormalities in teh documents of the Prime Minister Jean. For example, the former Governor of the BRH has no visa in his passport for the period 2007-2017 which casts doubt on nationality, in adition no clearance certificate has been submitted for his funtion of President of the Board of Teleco.

Deputies analyze the General Policy of the PM

Monday, the Prime Minister named, Fritz Alphonse Jean, sent to the Lower House Office his general policy statement in order to meet "a requirement of the Assembly of Deputies who wanted the document to be submitted for consideration of the honorable deputues 48 hours before the ratification meeting," said Abel Descollines, the First Secretary of the House of Representatives. It is likely that the Prime Minister named be invited to make a presentation to the Assembly of Deputies Wednesday, March 16. To be continued...

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