Guest on the Analiz show on T\u00e9l\u00e9 M\u00e9tropole on the past July 4, former Prime Minister Claude Joseph strongly emphasized that his party EDE is the best structured and most organized to go to the elections, which he wants to be held as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guest on T\u00e9l\u00e9 M\u00e9tropole’s Analiz show on July 4, former Prime Minister Claude Joseph strongly emphasized that his party, EDE, is the best structured and most organized to go to the elections, which he hopes will happen as soon as possible. At the same time, he criticized the fact that the key ministerial portfolios are held by members of just one party, the party in power, while making it clear that he is opposed to a new transition. Naturally, the show’s host, Marvens Pierre, asked him if he wanted a cabinet reshuffle. In response, Claude Joseph pointed out that the situation wasn\u2019t right for a ‘get out of the way so I can get in’ kind of question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was starting to enjoy, in this speech, a willingness to be transparent and a certain freshness of tone that was a change from all those who often hide behind masks or conceal their thoughts, when he added that a reshuffle wouldn\u2019t solve the perception problem if the party in power kept the strategic ministries for electoral purposes. Should I conclude from this reservation that a complete overhaul would be enough to entice the leader of the EDE party? That instead of wanting to change the government through elections as soon as possible, he would be satisfied with a Fils-Aim\u00e9 government shaken up just enough to join it, at the risk of prolonging the legal vacuum the country has experienced for the past five years? If that\u2019s his secret ambition, it would be a shame, because what I had taken for a conceptual breakthrough would ultimately be a subtle but disheartening warning directed at the current government.Without wanting to offend his political intelligence, which many recognize, we should, if the maneuver is confirmed, wonder whether he has fully assessed the stakes. Beyond the fact that the government would have no interest in opening up to a party that ties its own hands, the situation has changed significantly since the farce of the Stability Pact he referenced in passing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s clear today that only a leader capable of captivating the public’s soul with politically motivating slogans will be able to rally a large part of the population to their banner. Some members of civil society, enjoying moral authority, are already calling on citizens to disobey the laws. This call for a form of peaceful resistance could gain traction at a time when the government has itself broken the law by turning its back on Article 149 of the amended Constitution. Indeed, in the euphoria of having been granted absolute power by two embassies on February 7, 2026The Prime Minister had made the imprudent move (his sponsors must have winced) of declaring that his power would be exercised in accordance with this article which, in the event of a presidential vacancy, stipulates that the Council of Ministers, chaired by the Prime Minister, must organize a new election within 60 to 90 days. That period ended on June 7, 2026. Since that date, the power, by its own doing, is outside the Constitution and no longer has the legal authority to deprive freedom from those who peacefully challenge it, under the risk of wrapping itself in the garb of a dictator.It’s this situation of legal void that the political class needs to be aware of and that should guide its actions. It offers them a chance to restore their image, tarnished by past compromises, by positioning themselves as a responsible pressure force to make the government, which is exhausting itself (and the country’s resources) on often pointless trips, fulfill its mission. Otherwise, if they continue with opportunism, instead of being a factor in history, they risk being consigned to the dustbin of history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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