Prime Minister Ariel Henry Resigns Over
Violence.
Haiti's
Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign following weeks of mounting
pressure and increasing violence in the impoverished country.
This is coming after regional
leaders met in Jamaica to discuss a political transition in Haiti, and Henry is
currently stranded in Puerto Rico after being prevented by armed gangs from
returning home.
Henry, who had led the country
supposedly on an interim basis since July 2021 following former President
JovenelMoïse's assassination, had repeatedly postponed elections, saying security
must be restored first, while, many Haitians had questioned him governing the
country for this long without an elected president.
Heavily armed gangs have tightened their grip on the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince, and attacked the main prison to help thousands of inmates escape, while, also demanding the resignation of the unelected prime minister.
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