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Haiti's interim president announces new cabinet

Xinhua, March 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Haiti's new prime minister and 15 cabinet members have been sworn in as part of the country's interim government, promising to get the country's electoral process back on track, media reports said Monday.

Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles was installed by provisional President Jocelerme Privert on Monday. The new cabinet includes Minister of Planning and External Cooperation Avoile Fleurant, Minister of Justice and Public Security Camille Junior Edouard, and Foreign Minister Pierrot Delienne, local daily Haiti Libre reported.

Haiti's interim government is mainly tasked with organizing presidential elections and restoring Constitutional order to the country.

The new prime minister attached great importance to the task, saying "the revival and continuation" of the electoral process is the "issue of the day."

Jean-Charles, an advisor of former President Michel Martelly, pledged to work toward "a participatory process, which is a happy ending to the electoral controversies, for the good of the Haitian people."

A runoff was interrupted in January due to a political dispute between the ruling and opposition parties. The first round sparked violent protests by supporters of the opposition candidate who accused the ruling party of manipulating the vote, after the official candidate came out ahead despite earlier polls showing the opposition candidate obtained more votes.

A new round of presidential polling will be held on April 24 and the elected president will take office on May 14.

Haiti has been bogged down in political instability since its first popularly elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was ousted in a coup in 2004. Endi