Haiti's de facto prime minister, Ariel Henry, has formally stepped down and a new transitional council has been sworn in. Financial chief Michel Patrick Boisvert is the new interim prime minister.
Haiti's de facto prime minister, Ariel Henry, has formally stepped down and a new transitional council has been sworn in. Financial chief Michel Patrick Boisvert is the new interim prime minister.Michel Patrick Boisvert , who was named interim prime minister by outgoing Prime Minister Ariel Henry, attends the swearing-in ceremony of the transitional council tasked with selecting Haiti's new prime minister and cabinet, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The nine-person transitional council, including seven who have voting powers, was sworn in during a small ceremony in the grounds of the National Palace, with few invited guests. Local news outletsof the moment in which the members of the council promised to protect constitution — as gunfire can be heard in the distance.Gangs in Haiti had vowed to topple the government and keep the transitional council from taking power.
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