On Friday, 12 April 2024, Le Moniteur, the official Haitian government gazette, published the decree that names the nine members (seven voting) of the Haiti Presidential Transitional Council. The council is tasked with choosing Haiti’s next acting prime minister/president and government cabinet. The move is seen by supporters as an important step to reverse the violence and chaos primarily in the Haitian capital now under the control of criminal gangs and the most impacted by the Haitian multidimensional crisis.
The council will be based at the Haitian National Palace and its mandate is supposed to end when a new president is sworn in, with no possibility of extension.
The next step is for the council to appoint the acting prime minister. The decree notes that incumbent Prime Minister Ariel Henry would complete his resignation once a new prime minister is appointed...
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