(VOVworld) – On Sunday, Haitian President Michel Martelly stepped down from office, leaving the nation with no successor after elections marred by allegations of fraud were postponed twice.
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| President Michel Martelly of Haiti acknowledged supporters after giving a farewell address to Parliament in Port-au-Prince on Sunday.(Photo: Associated Press) |
An agreement for a transitional government was reached just 22 hours before Martelly left his post. Under the terms of the new agreement, Haiti's parliament will elect an interim president for a term of 120 days and confirm a consensus prime minister.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for "calm and stability" in the Caribbean nation on Monday, adding that the U.N. reaffirms its commitment to "offer full support to the Haitian people in the fulfillment of their democratic aspirations." A new round of elections will take place on April 24, with the elected winner to be installed on May 14.