Haiti embarked on a new political journey with the establishment of a transitional council aimed at selecting a new prime minister and preparing for upcoming presidential elections. The move comes in response to the escalating gang violence that has claimed thousands of lives in the Caribbean nation.
Former Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who had been unable to return to Haiti due to the unrest, facilitated the transition by submitting his resignation letter from Los Angeles. The transitional council was sworn in on Thursday to oversee the selection of a new prime minister and Cabinet. In the interim, Economy and Finance Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert was appointed as the interim prime minister by Henry's outgoing Cabinet.
