Haiti's Prime Minister, ArielHenry, has agreed to leave his post.
This was announced by the president of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Irfaan Ali, during a press conference organized after a meeting in Jamaica on the country tormented by gang violence and in the midst of a government crisis.
"We take note of the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry," said Mohamed Irfaan Ali, announcing an "agreement for a transitional government that will pave the way for a peaceful transition of power."
In a recorded speech broadcast during the night, after having resigned, Ariel Henry recognized that the country needs "stability" and "peace".
"My government will leave immediately after the inauguration of the Council," he said.
Henry has been prime minister for the longest period since Haiti's Constitution was adopted in 1987. The politician, who has been in Puerto Rico for a week, has been unable to return to the country because criminal gangs have closed Haiti's main airports and he was banned from landing in the Dominican Republic.
Haiti has no president or parliament and has not held elections since 2016. Earlier this month, the gangs that control much of the country launched a series of attacks on strategic sites in the capital, Port-au-Prince, such as the headquarters of the Presidency , the airport and the prisons, demanding Henry's resignation.
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