Nine presidents in office. Ten months in power. No results—not even superficially. The Presidential Transition Council is not even stagnating; it is moving backward. Restoring security and organizing elections were the only missions assigned to the Council members. After much difficulty, they managed to establish a Provisional Electoral Council, but neither its composition nor its actions have convinced anyone.

A member of the CEP told Le Nouvelliste on Monday that even though the electoral institution is moving forward with the process of holding a referendum before organizing elections, nothing will be possible without the restoration of at least a minimum level of security. “We are currently in the process of recruiting referendum members for the municipal and departmental offices. We conducted the selection exams, we are conducting interviews and local background checks before finalizing the selection of members,” our source added.