The World - News from June 7, 1985
Haiti’s unicameral Congress amended the 1983 constitution to give President Jean Claude-Duvalier more power, including the right to name his own successor. The Congress, made up of 59 legislators handpicked by Duvalier in elections last year, amended 30 of the constitution’s 225 articles without any discussion exactly as recommended by the government. Duvalier, who is president-for-life, was also given the power to fire elected town mayors.
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