Steven Benoît, former senator of the West in the 49th legislature was elected Prime Minister of the transition in the second round of elections organized by the National Transitional Council (CNT), this Sunday, January 30 at the Ritz Kinam hotel on Avenue Panaméricaine, Pétion Ville, as part of the Montana Agreement. Steven Benoit obtained 26 votes out of 42. He preceded his competitor, Dr. Jean Henold Buteau who obtained 14 votes. According to the pre-established rules for the elections, Steven Benoit won the second round of voting.
At the end of the first round of elections, Fritz Alphonse Jean was elected provisional president with 25 votes out of 42 to lead the breakaway transition according to the roadmap of the Montana Agreement.
This is another step in the Montana Accord process. There is still a lot to do to get the country out of the crisis,” said Magalie Comeau Denis, a member of the Monitoring Committee, who congratulated the candidates for their serenity, the level of debate and mutual respect.
This result is the first step in the expansion of the consensus, believes Ms. Denis. “I hope that all together, the political actors of all tendencies, will join the consensual dynamic to resolve the crisis in Haiti,” said Magalie Comeau Denis.
The elections were held in the presence of members of the Bureau of Monitoring the agreement, representatives of signatory organizations and local media.