Criticism grows over Haiti's draft constitution

Haiti’s latest draft constitution, submitted on May 21 to the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) by the Steering Committee of the National Conference, is facing intense backlash from the population, particularly political actors, civil society leaders, economists and legal scholars. Critics contend that the document not only proposes broad changes that would restructure the Haitian state but also risks exacerbating the country’s governance crisis and igniting new territorial and political divisions. [ . . . ] Among the most controversial proposals: the elimination of local managerial structures— Communal Section Administrative Council (CASEC) and the Assembly of the Communal Section (ASEC)— the introduction of elected departmental governors with no oversight from the central administration, the consolidation of executive power under the president—who would also serve as head of government—and the exclusion of Haitians with dual nationality from holding key public offices.
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