Haití: Presentan propuestas para reformar la Constitución
Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. El abogado de derechos humanos Bill O’Neill dijo a The Associated Press que la omisión permitiría a un presidente cumplir dos mandatos consecutivos. Señaló que quienes redactaron la Constitución de 1987 actualmente en uso estaban saliendo de una dictadura de 29 años bajo dos supuestos “presidentes vitalicios”: François Duvalier y Jean-Claude Duvalier. La actual Constitución de Haití prohíbe a los presidentes servir dos mandatos consecutivos, pero el borrador solo establece que un presidente no puede servir por más de dos mandatos; no dice nada sobre si pueden ser consecutivos. (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press.
Haiti opens debate on proposed constitutional changes
Haiti has unveiled multiple proposed changes to overhaul the countrys Constitution that officials plan to present to voters starting in Feb. 2021 for an upcoming referendum that looms amid growing unrest. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)PORT-AU-PRINCE – PORT-AU-Haiti has unveiled multiple proposed changes to overhaul the country’s Constitution that officials plan to present to voters starting this week for an upcoming referendum that looms amid growing unrest. One of the biggest changes is an omission in the draft issued by an independent commission tasked with creating the constitutional changes that have generated heated debates. Meanwhile, Brian Concannon, an adviser for the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, said the proposed referendum itself is unconstitutional, according to the current Constitution. As officials meet with certain sectors of society to discuss the proposed constitutional changes, some are demanding more inclusion.