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Haiti transition council names Edgard Leblanc as president, gangs demand seat at the table

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Haiti's transition council on Tuesday (April 30) named Edgard Leblanc, the former senate president, to head the body instated last week as it seeks to bring security back to the violence-wracked Caribbean nation. Leblanc's naming follows weeks of political deadlock and in-fighting following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry while an armed conflict surged in the capital, marking a difficult path ahead for the council.

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The Guardian

New Haiti PM named but powerful gangs demand seat at the table

Little-known former sports minister Fritz Bélizaire appointed as 90,000 flee capital in a month

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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WION

Haiti transition council names Edgard Leblanc as president, gangs demand seat at the table

14 days ago·Noida, India

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The Garden Island

New leadership for Haiti, gangs want a seat at the table

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Politicians across Haiti are scrambling for power after Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created. But elbowing their way into the race are powerful gangs that control 80% of Haiti’s capital and demand a say in the future of the troubled country under siege. No one mentioned the armed groups as Caribbean leaders congratulated themselves late Monda…

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