Posted 4/13/2024, 7:31:56 AM
Haiti Forms Transitional Council to Restore Order and Choose New Leaders
- Haiti formally established a 9-member Presidential Transitional Council to choose a new prime minister and cabinet to address the leadership vacuum.
- The council's mission is to restore order amid violence from powerful gangs and pave the way for free and fair elections.
- Outgoing Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he would step down last month following attacks by gangs in Port-au-Prince.
- The decree did not name council members or give a timeframe to install the body and select new leaders.
- Questions remain about the viability of the council due to Haiti's fractured political landscape.