Opposition leaders accused her of ignoring demands last week for a consensus on the makeup of a congressional commission to investigate Mr. Montesinos, who has been a fugitive since last month.
Martelly's rivals in parliament refused to pass the laws that he proposed, and for years he argued with them over the makeup of an electoral commission, without which no elections could be held.
The makeup of the commission, chaired by Californian Democrat Phil Angelides with a Republican former Congressman, Bill Thomas, as his deputy, was modelled on the bipartisan 9/11 Commission, whose report on the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre went on to become a best-seller.
Also on the summit agenda are the makeup of the commission, the weighting of nations' votes in the council, a charter of fundamental rights and "enhanced cooperation".
The makeup of this commission, drawn entirely from the financial and administrative class, without the inclusion of a single teacher or student, speaks to Kasich's anti-labor biases.
The makeup of the commission is under scrutiny now because FERC is ramping up to review what is expected to be a spate of utility mergers.
He said only that its members would be jointly appointed with the State Legislature, leaving many unanswered questions about the makeup of the commission and how it would operate.
Whatever the governor's intentions, the eclectic makeup of the commission, and the way he unveiled it on Wednesday, giving other political leaders short notice, raised eyebrows among city Democrats and at City Hall.
Certainly the makeup of the commission -- four members appointed by the governor, four by the chief judge and four by legislative leaders of both parties -- is the subject of political maneuvering; Governor Pataki, for example, was criticized for appointing his own legal adviser, Michael C. Finnegan, to the commission.
It also lists its stipulations for the makeup of the commission (such as, no relatives of elected officials) and for the drawing of districts.
