Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns as transitional council is sworn in - BBC News

The council will try to restore order and form a new government in the nation gripped by gang violence.

20 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, Police used tear gas on crowds near the National Palace ahead of the ceremony swearing in members of Haiti's transitional presidential councilBy Mattea Bubalo & Hafsa KhalilBBC NewsHaiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the country gripped by deadly gang violence.

A recent outbreak of violence forced officials to move the ceremony from the National Palace to the outgoing prime minister's office.

Mr Henry agreed to step down last month after armed groups blocked his return to the country.

Gangs now control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

They have capitalised on the power vacuum left by the prime minister's exit and expanded their control over swathes of the country, which has effectively become lawless in places.

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