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Haiti News Live | Haiti's Transition Council Chooses Interim PM, Leaders Amid Crisis | News18 Live
A transitional council took power in Haiti on Thursday (April 25), intending to return stability to a country where gang violence has caused chaos and misery.
Henry's finance minister, Michel Patrick Boisvert, is the interim prime minister, according to the nation's official gazette.
The formal swearing-in of the transitional council started on Thursday morning.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced his resignation in a letter dated Wednesday (April 24) and shared on social media on Thursday.
Haiti's outgoing government formalized the transition process two weeks ago, a month after Henry announced he would resign once the council was in place. Henry was stranded outside the country as alliances of heavily armed gangs threatened to completely take over the capital.
Gang violence, which has been a problem in Haiti for years, escalated earlier this year. More than 2,500 people were killed or injured from January through March, up 53% from the last three months of 2023, recent data from the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) shows.
The security situation has also displaced thousands and caused catastrophic hunger.
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