Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Monday formally installed a transition council whose job will be to prepare for long-overdue elections in the Caribbean country, amid a humanitarian crisis driven by violence from armed gangs.
Haiti, which has been without any elected representatives since early January, last held a presidential vote in 2016.
"This is the beginning of the end of dysfunction in our democratic institutions," Henry said in a speech, adding that the High Transition Council unanimously backed his request for an international force toHenry took power in July 2021 days after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. He has pledged to leave office by Feb. 7, 2024, after postponing elections indefinitely in the wake of a devastating earthquake that affected the Southern Peninsula, along with gang violence.
The transition council, composed of three members representing Haiti's political, business and civil sectors, is expected to develop an ambitious road map for the next elections and choose members of a provisional electoral council as well as a committee to revise the country's constitution.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Putin promised not to kill Zelenskyy, former Israeli prime minister saysA former Israeli prime minister who served briefly as a mediator at the start of Russia’s war with Ukraine says he drew a promise from the Russian president not to kill his Ukrainian counterpart.
Read more »
Ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Pervez Musharraf Dies in Exile at 79Pervez Musharraf’s power quests at home—and accusations that he helped assassinate rival Benazir Bhutto—forced him to eventually flee the country.
Read more »
Putin pledged not to murder Zelensky, former Israeli prime minister claimsRussian President Vladimir Putin vowed that he would not assassinate his Ukraine counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, according to former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Read more »
It wasn’t me: Ex-UK PM Truss blames 'system' for her failureFormer British Prime Minister Liz Truss says her failure wasn't her fault. Truss blamed a “powerful economic establishment” and internal Conservative Party opposition for the rapid collapse of her government.
Read more »
Ex-Israeli PM: I Made Putin Promise Not to Kill ZelenskyNaftali Bennett, who served a six-month stint as Israeli prime minister, said Putin gave him his word that he wouldn't kill the Ukrainian prime minister.
Read more »