Haiti's New Prime Minister: "We Will Hold the Presidential Election as Soon as Possible"

▲Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Haiti [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] The newly appointed Prime Minister of Haiti, who is leading the turbulent political situation following the assassination of the president, has expressed his intention to hold presidential elections as soon as possible.

According to AFP on the 28th (local time), Prime Minister Ariel Henry held a press conference and said, "The government's mission is to prepare an environment to hold elections as soon as possible." However, he did not specify a concrete election schedule.

Originally, Haiti was scheduled to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on September 26, but the assassination of President Jovenel Mo?se on the 7th has made the election schedule uncertain.

Prime Minister Henry, who is leading Haiti in place of the vacant president, emphasized the importance of reconciliation and unity during this press conference, his first since taking office on the 20th.

The Caribbean poor country Haiti has become even more uncertain about its future as political and social turmoil deepened following President Mo?se's assassination.

Haitian police have arrested at least 26 suspects, including Colombian mercenaries, since the incident, but the true mastermind behind the presidential assassination has yet to be identified.

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