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Haiti officials schedule vote next week on interim president

Haiti officials schedule vote next week on interim president | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2016, file photo, Haiti's provisional President Jocelerme Privert stands for the national anthem after delivering his speech at an installation ceremony, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The U.S. State Department's special coordinator for Haiti said Thursday, June 16, that he recognizes Jocelerme Privert as the troubled country’s interim president for now even though the divided Parliament is avoiding a vote on potentially extending his expired mandate. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery,File)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s legislative chiefs have scheduled a parliamentary session next week to decide whether to extend an interim president’s mandate or pave the way for another provisional leader.

A National Assembly meeting is now scheduled for Tuesday.

Senators and deputies ignored calls to convene earlier this week as they tried to negotiate a solution. The vote potentially could extend interim President Jocelerme Privert’s expired mandate.

The opposition argues that Privert is unlawfully holding onto power.

Privert insists he will stay in office until Parliament makes a decision.

In February, a majority of lawmakers elected Privert to be caretaker leader for 120 days amid suspended elections and an institutional vacuum in the presidency.

The international community is urging Haiti’s Parliament to swiftly clear up the leadership muddle.

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