Haiti crisis: Agreement reached to avoid power vacuum

Politicians in Haiti have signed a last-minute agreement to install a transitional government that keeps the country from plunging into an immediate power vacuum Under the new agreement, parliament will elect an interim president for a four-month term. President Michel Martelly’s five-year term comes to an end on Sunday. A run-off vote to replace him […]

Politicians in Haiti have signed a last-minute agreement to install a transitional government that keeps the country from plunging into an immediate power vacuum
Under the new agreement, parliament will elect an interim president for a four-month term.
President Michel Martelly’s five-year term comes to an end on Sunday.
A run-off vote to replace him was postponed last month because of fears of violence and allegations of fraud.
The agreement is to be signed by the presidents of both chambers of parliament.