The Extent of the Powers of the New Director General of the CEP...

Appointed and installed by the government on June 5, Uder Antoine has been serving as Director General of the Electoral Council, even as the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and the Prime Minister’s Office were at loggerheads over the creation of the position, which electoral advisers consider a violation of the Constitution. What is the extent of the powers granted to the new Director General of the electoral institution? To answer this question, Le Nouvelliste examined the provisions of the Executive’s electoral dec