To give a semblance of constitutional basis to the political agreement signed between them, the stakeholders in the establishment of the Presidential Council repealed the Creole version of the Constitution that had not been amended. "Considering that the Constitution of 1987, as amended by the constitutional law of May 9, 2011, prohibits any recourse to the Court of Cassation to fill vacancies in the presidency duly established; Considering that the constitutional law of May 9, 2011, which has already had legal effects on the entire nat
Presidential Council Members Grant Themselves Full Powers to Lead the Transition
Before their publication in the official gazette Le Moniteur, the members of the Presidential Council and stakeholders made public the political agreement signed between them and the decree establishing and governing the Presidential Council. In both documents, political actors have given themselves full powers to lead the transition. They even unilaterally repealed certain articles of the Constitution...