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Haiti's transitional presidential council chooses new prime minister

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Published May 1, 2024 at 8:20 AM EDT
Haiti's Transitional Council members, from left to right; Fritz Alphonse Jean, Laurent Saint-Cyr, Frinel Joseph, Edgard Leblanc Fils, Regine Abraham, Emmanuel Vertilaire, Smith Augustin, Leslie Voltaire and Louis Gerald Gilles, pose for a group photo after a ceremony to name its president and a prime minister in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Fils was chosen as the president of the panel. (Odelyn Joseph/AP)
Haiti's Transitional Council members, from left to right; Fritz Alphonse Jean, Laurent Saint-Cyr, Frinel Joseph, Edgard Leblanc Fils, Regine Abraham, Emmanuel Vertilaire, Smith Augustin, Leslie Voltaire and Louis Gerald Gilles, pose for a group photo after a ceremony to name its president and a prime minister in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Fils was chosen as the president of the panel. (Odelyn Joseph/AP)

Haiti’s new transitional presidential council chose a new prime minister on Tuesday. Fritz Bélizaire served as Haiti’s sports minister from 2006 to 2011.

Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder of The Haitian Times, joins us to discuss.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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