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Haiti: Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns; transitional government comes to power

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He Prime Minister of Haiti Ariel Henry, resignedhis office said today, while Transitional Council prepares to take power in order to restore calm amid the chaos caused widespread

Haiti: Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns;  transitional government comes to power

He Prime Minister of Haiti Ariel Henry, resignedhis office said today, while Transitional Council prepares to take power in order to restore calm amid the chaos caused widespread gang violence.

Henry’s Minister of Finance, Patrick Boisvertwill take a position caretaker prime ministerThe country’s official bulletin reports this.

Patrick Boisvert, interim Prime Minister of Haiti. | Photo: mef.gouv.ht.

The official inauguration of the transition council began this morning.

In a letter dated Wednesday and posted on social media today, Henry said his government “served the nation in difficult times”.

He The outgoing Haitian government formalized the transition process two weeks ago.a month after Henry announced that he would resign following the formation of the council.

Henry was absent from the country while alliances of heavily armed bands threatened to completely overrun the capital.

Ariel Henry, former Prime Minister of Haiti. | Photo: EFE.

Gang violence, which has been a problem in Haiti for years, worsened earlier this year. From January to March, more than 2,500 people were killed or wounded.up 53% from the last three months of 2023, according to the latest data from the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).

The security situation is also displaced thousands of people and caused catastrophic famine.

Reuters

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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