The Constitution of Haiti, amended, improved and approved but not published
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At a meeting which assembled the three branches of Haitian government, participants of the public, and a representative group from the Club of Madrid, President Michel Martelly had sworn to put out the amended Constitution of Haiti. This promise, had it been fulfilled, would have gotten Haiti the political stability it seeks. President Martelly failed to deliver on his promise.
The expectation from President Mortelly’s promise was to bring out the accurate text of the Constitution of Haiti into Le Moniteur, the country’s national journal. President Martelly gave his word that before year-end, it will be published. That promise has not been fulfilled.
Last week, Prime Minister Garry Conille was questioned about his stand on the brewing issue of the amendment of the Constitution. He says that the Haitian people cannot continue to wait for the amendments.
On the other hand, the Convention of Haitian political parties (CPPH) suggested on January 6th, not to continue with publishing the Constitution of Haiti as amended and corrected. This was approximately 7 Months after its approval by the National Assembly, due to contradictions in some of the provisions.
The new Constitution of Haiti effects many changes from the previous. This includes the dual citizenship of the people of Haiti who live abroad, as well as a policy that would grant women the right of occupying a third of the seats in Parliament. Above all these, the most controversial change in the amended Constitution is that it would give the masses the right to elect who would represent them through a Permanent Electoral Council. At present, citizens vote only for the candidates that the government considers being acceptable to the best of their interests.
