Rodolph Joazile, the President of the Senate said that "The President Michel Martelly has just convened the 49th Legislature [on vacation], in extraordinary Assembly, for the meeting of ratification of the Prime Minister-designate." Without specifying a date, President of the Senate stated that this ratification will take place this week "as the President of the House of Deputies and myself had said to the President Martelly during our meetings last week, we need a Prime Minister who is able to maintain the balance within the society and that inspires confidence to everyone to facilitate a out of the crisis" Rodolph Joazile added.

Sen. Moise Jean-Charles (INITE) stated that if the documents of Mr. Daniel Gérard Rouzier meet the constitutional requirements, he should pass smoothly this first step.

However, given that no political party in Parliament does not hold an absolute majority, the President of the Senate and the Deputy Marie Jossie Etienne, second secretary to the Bureau of the lower house, agree on the fact that "the Prime Minister-designate Daniel Gérard Rouzier, must take steps with Parliamentarians to make sure of winning a majority for his ratification."

Steps or negotiations... which have been underway since early this week with Prime Minister-designate. If the Prime Minister-designate gets the vote of both Houses (Senate and Deputy), he shall to cross a final step: the ratification of his general policy, after the formation of his ministerial cabinet [jointly with the President Martelly].

Mario Dupuis, President of the Political formation Ansanm Nou Fò "the procedures provided by the constitution have been respected in the designation of choice, in the measure, where no party or platform does not have absolute majority in parliament. We think there is a set of requirements, in our view, to be a good the Prime Minister [...] the platform will be very attentive to the integrity of the person in question [...] that the Prime Minister is competent and also understand the rules of the political game, who is prepared to participate in the construction of the democratic process, these are our expectations. We must wait before to judge it, at the time of his declaration of general policy... What are the guidelines that will be proposed ? Are these lines correspond to the expectations of the population ? These lines correspond with the vision that we have of future of country, of the reconstruction of country ?"

As for Fednel Monchery, General Coordinator of the platform of President "Repons Peyizan", he indicated that "... this is a very good choice. We believe that he [Rouzier] is able to help the President to deliver all the promises he made ​​during the electoral campaign [...] we are asking parliamentarians to ratify this choice."

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3007-haiti-politic-two-chambers-of-commerce-in-favor-of-daniel-gerard-rouzier.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2999-haiti-politic-michel-martelly-has-designated-daniel-gerard-rouzier-as-prime-minister.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3003-haiti-prime-minister-the-president-martelly-explains-his-choice.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3013-haiti-politic-daniel-gerard-rouzier-answers-to-the-questions-of-michel-martelly.html

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