Haiti in presidential vacuum as parliament selects interim government (Feb. 8, 2016)
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Haiti's President Michel Martelly stepped down yesterday, without a democratically selected successor to take his place. The period of uncertainty -- in which an interim government will be selected in upcoming days, comes on the 30-year anniversary of the ouster of the country's last dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier. Haitians voted last year in a first round of presidential elections, but the process and the results have been widely questioned. The second round of voting has been postponed twice, and the second-place candidate has refused to participate until the process is reexamined.
Haiti in presidential vacuum as parliament selects interim government (Feb. 8, 2016)
Haiti in presidential vacuum as parliament…
Haiti in presidential vacuum as parliament selects interim government (Feb. 8, 2016)
Haiti's President Michel Martelly stepped down yesterday, without a democratically selected successor to take his place. The period of uncertainty -- in which an interim government will be selected in upcoming days, comes on the 30-year anniversary of the ouster of the country's last dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier. Haitians voted last year in a first round of presidential elections, but the process and the results have been widely questioned. The second round of voting has been postponed twice, and the second-place candidate has refused to participate until the process is reexamined.