Préval Wants To Change Consitiution

Various opposition members expressed counter-views. A number remember that in Préval's first presidency (1996-2001) it was precisely a dispute over elections which led him to close down parliament. They view his recent decision to dissolve the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) with suspicion. Préval says he wants to replace the CEP, which was hit with allegations of corruption, with a less bureaucratic and costly nine-strong electoral board. There is also concern over a decision to delay elections to replace 11 senators, one third of the upper chamber, which had been due on November 25. The president says he wants to do

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