Jean Michel Lapin, former head of government, considers consensus around the selection of former Senator Edgard Leblanc Fils as president of the transition council to be "logical and acceptable." "After reaching a consensus, a majority, nothing prevented them from expressing it through the ballot box. They should have expressed this consensus so that once the counting phase arrived, they would realize that Senator Edgard Fils indeed had consensus in his favor from a majority of 4 members. Perhaps it was due to lack of experience that they decided to make the announcement," Lapin opined. According to him, "they (the presidential advisers) disrespected the audience that was present. Everyone had come to experience the suspense, to see the election results. However, he believes that what happened cannot call into question the choice of Senator Jean Edgard Leblanc Fils as council president."

This part of the process should not be questioned, Lapin believes. However, he expressed reservations regarding the process leading to the selection of the prime minister. "A political consensus around Edgard Leblanc Fils as president may not be similar to the choice of prime minister. This choice will call into question the entire process, particularly for selecting a balanced electoral council to organize elections in the country. I appeal to the conscience of the politicians present in the Council and every sector from which they come to tell them that political decisions in the current situation of the country did not succeed yesterday, they are not succeeding today, and they will never succeed tomorrow," he remarked.