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 experien