Headlines: Haitian Prime Minister dismisses Provisional Electoral Council

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on July 20, 2021 in Port-au-Prince.

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The members of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) are dismissed from their functions by official decree

", announces the

Alterpresse

agency

.

"

The government of the Republic has, by decree dated Monday, September 27, 2021, freed members of the Cep from their links with the public administration,

" said the office of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in a tweet.

The CEP, dismissed by the de facto government of Ariel Henry, took office on September 22, 2020, following an investiture ceremony, held at the presidential palace. Ignoring the Constitution, Jovenel Moïse had unilaterally appointed his CEP, which had not been able to take an oath at the Court of Cassation. In addition to the elections, the new CEP of Jovenel Moïse had the mission (not provided for by the mother law) to organize a referendum for a new Constitution

”.

Alterpresse

also stresses that the dismissal of the members of the current CEP much criticized is part of the transition project concocted by the current Prime Minister and published in the official journal last week. For

Le Nouvelliste

, this Provisional Electoral Council "

has always been like a hair in the soup

".

However, "

the most important turning point will be to set up a new Council which respects the spirit of the Constitution of 1987 or of the arrangements born of a political agreement

", warns the editorialist who sees even further: "

After the delicate operation of assembly of the new Electoral Council will follow that of the electoral law, this regulation which can exclude or include in the electoral race the gravediggers of the fatherland. Here again, a delicate part looms. Dismissing the September 22 CEP was a simple formality, achieving good elections is the challenge that awaits the country

”.

But to get to the elections, more than anything, the security situation will have to be addressed

,” insists

Le Nouvelliste

.

"

Will Henry or another head of government have the support of the Americans to clean up the PNH and strengthen the institution?"

Will the Haitian authorities be able to seize the pole of cooperation in matters of security extended to them by the countries of the region, including our Dominican neighbors?

"

Dominican Republic worried about worsening situation in Haiti

The Dominican Republic is indeed worried about the deterioration of the situation in Haiti. And she made it known through the voice of her president at the podium of the UN General Assembly. “

Luis Abinader said that his country alone could not resolve the Haitian situation, and neither could Haiti resolve it on its own. The Dominican head of state therefore called on the international community to intervene to put an end to the instability and violence in Haiti,

”recalls the editorialist of the newspaper

Hoy today

.

And it is within this framework that the Dominican President convened for this afternoon a “National Council of Migration”. It is a summit meeting in which "

the Ministers of the Interior and the Police, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Labor, Tourism, Public Works, Public Health and Agriculture will participate

" , details

Listin Diario

. In Luis Abinader's entourage, it is announced the adoption of "special measures" to face the crisis in Haiti.

The newspaper

El Caribe

says it expects existing laws to be better applied in terms of migration and labor rights.

It is true that many economic sectors in the Dominican Republic depend on the workforce of illegal Haitian migrants.

Either we make their work easier for them or we crack down on companies that hire them irregularly,

”claims the daily.

Colombia: death of one of the main ELN guerrilla leaders

The Colombian army announces this Tuesday the death of one of the main leaders of the ELN, the last guerrilla still active in the country.

Ogli Angel Padilla Romero, alias "Fabian", was the target with several of his men on the weekend of September 18 in an airstrike that left six dead and several wounded in the department of Choco in the North West of Colombia, one of the strongholds of the Guévarist guerrillas.

This Monday, a patrol of soldiers found "Fabian" not far from the place of the bombardment.

The man was injured and hidden under bushes, reports

El Tiempo

with reference to the press release from the Ministry of Defense.

The minister, Diego Molano Aponte, affirms this Wednesday that the soldiers transported the guerrilla by helicopter to the hospital, where he died this Wednesday morning.

For its part, the website of the weekly Semana explains that "Fabian" was a "

big fish

" in the hierarchy of the guerrillas.

He led the Western Front.

The Colombian authorities held him responsible for the displacement of at least

4,000 civilians who had to flee the violence generated by the ELN.

According to the director of the national police, this ELN front was mainly engaged in cocaine trafficking

”.

Talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition

In Mexico, the third round of talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition ended yesterday. "

The two parties have agreed on a consultation mechanism

", announces, in front page,

Efecto Cocuyo

. "

According to a joint statement, the representatives of the government of Nicolas Maduro and those of the opposition agree to extend the negotiations not only to politicians, but also to social actors

", reports the online newspaper.

The Venezuelan president congratulated himself on television last night on what he described as "a

new step forward 

". According to Nicolas Maduro, these discussions "are 

moving towards a permanent peace

". And that's the problem, retorts the opposition newspaper

Tal Cual

. “

So far these talks in Mexico only favor the continuity of the Chavista regime. Worse

: they restore its image. These negotiations

make people forget the aspirations of Venezuelans, namely: to live in a state of law, to regain civil, political and social freedoms and rights. In short: we want the return of a true democracy, without resorting to military solutions. These are our objectives,

”recalls the daily.

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