Thursday, Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant, after his appointment https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20176-haiti-flash-jovenel-moise-chosen-dr-jack-guy-lafontant-as-prime-minister.html and his presentation https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20195-haiti-flash-error-of-protocol-office-pm-not-inaugurated.html , has reached a new stage. Accompanied by the former Minister of the Interior, Ardouin Zépherin, he filled shortly after 3 p.m., the documents required by the Constitution, to the General Secretariat of the Senate.

According to Dr. Rony Gilot, Secretary General of the Upper House, the Prime Minister appointed filled a dozen documents "We received this afternoon the Prime Minister appointed. He deposited a set of documents required by the Constitution. According to the law, there will be a Commission [to examine the conformity of the documents submitted by the PM appointed under Article 157 of the Constitution] to be formed at the next plenary meeting, Tuesday, March 7," specifying "There are no missing pieces, all the pieces have been deposited" underlining that everything will be done according to the procedures.

If the documents are in conformity, Jack Guy Lafontant will be invited to present his statement of General Policy, accompanied by his ministerial cabinet.

The Prime Minister appointed, filled among other things, a copy of Le Moniteur officially appointing him as Prime Minister, his National Identification Card (CIN), his Tax Registration Number (NIF), his certificate of nationality, his residence certificate, travel documents, final declaration of taxes, birth certificate, birth certificate of mother and father...

For his part, the Prime Minister appointed in a statement to the media said, "In accordance with the Constitution, I am here in Parliament, the People's House, to deposit the documents required by the Constitution. Very soon I will come for my statement of General Policy [...]"

It should be noted that the Commission's report must be submitted to the Assembly during the ratification session before the General Policy Statement.

HL/ HaitiLibre