A transitional government will be installed to rule the country for the next four months, after President Michel Martelly ended his term in office on Sunday with no successor in place.
Haitian politicians reached that agreement on Saturday, less than 24 hours before Martelly’s exit, averting a constitutional crisis.
A special mission from the Organization of American States (OAS) led by Antigua and Barbuda Ambassador Sir Ronald Sanders, who is also Chairman of the OAS Permanent Council, helped broker the deal.
Under the terms of the agreement reached over the weekend, Parliament will elect an interim president for a term of 120 days and confirm a consensus Prime Minister. Elections will take place on April 24 and power will be transferred to the new president on May 14.
