The President of the Republic, according to the Constitution, has appointed by Presidential Decree, dated December 25, 2014, the citizen Evans Paul, as Prime Minister…The General Secretariat of the Presidency informs the Haitian population that the President of the Republic, Michel Martelly, according to the Constitution and in consultation with the Presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, has appointed by Presidential Decree, dated December 25, 2014, the citizen Evans Paul, as Prime Minister, for the purpose of forming a new government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and his government http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12727-haiti-flash-resignation-of-laurent-lamothe-and-his-ministers.html
Recall that the President had yesterday in his traditional Christmas message, mentioned 3 names that had been selected for the post of Prime Minister : MM. Hervé Day, Charles Jean-Jacques and Evans Paul http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12804-haiti-flash-a-definitive-prime-minister-for-christmas-gift.html
Mr. Paul has yet to be ratified by Parliament before forming his government, if that is the case he will succeed Dr. Florence Duperval Guillaume, Minister of Public Health and Population, which has been designated as Acting Prime Minister in accordance with Article 165 of the Constitution last Sunday http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12778-haiti-flash-dr-florence-duperval-guillaume-new-acting-prime-minister-of-haiti.html
