Friday, April 9, 2010

Pres Préval wins State of Emergency Amendment in Lower Chamber

The Lower Chamber of the Haitian Parliament ratified Thursday afternoon the bill to amend the State of Emergency Law.  

Before the vote more than a dozen opposition members including Steven Benedict Arcene Dieujuste, Fabien Ogline Ezra and another member had left the meeting to protest against the rejection of a proposal calling for the release of the report on the first emergency period. 

 43 members have approved the report of the committee which recommended to the elected officials to ratify the draft law submitted by the Executive.  5 members voted against and 8 others abstained during this session that lasted more than 3 hours.
The bill was amended by the legislature does not renew the mandate of the interim commission. The mandate of this commission will not exceed a period of 18 months.
The document approved by the lower house must be submitted in the coming days to the Senate. The ruling party also holds the majority in the Senate.

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