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Caribbean & Central America - March 2016 (ISSN 1741-4458)

HAITI: Moving towards a transition government

Since Michel Martelly stepped down as president last month, in the absence of a successor following the cancellation of the 24 January presidential run-off [RC-16-02], efforts have been under way to put in place an interim government, whose key task will be to oversee the staging of the election. On 14 February, Jocelerme Privert left the post of senate president to take up the interim presidency of the country for a 120-day term following his election by the legislature. Twelve days later, he named Fritz-Alphonse Jean, a former head of Haiti’s central bank (BRH) (1998-2001) as interim prime minister. The appointment of Jean in particular - who has yet to appoint a cabinet - remains controversial and has been rejected by Martelly’s Parti Haïtien Têt Kalé (PHTK). This raises questions as to how far Privert will make good on his pledge to engage in dialogue with all sectors and hold the election by the 24 April deadline as per the deal to set up the transition government signed by Martelly, Privert and the head of the lower chamber, Cholzer Chancy, before Martelly’s departure from office.

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