President Martelly signs agreement to end political stalemate

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Feb 07, 2016
Haiti’s President Michel Joseph Martelly, in the presence of the members of the cabinet, members of Parliament and of the diplomatic corps, on Saturday signed the agreement with the presidents of the two houses of parliament to end the country&

 Haiti’s outgoing President Michel Martelly on Saturday reached an agreement with parliament to form a caretaker government when he leaves power ton Sunday.

Media reports say under the agreement parliament will elect an interim president for a four-month term.

A presidential runoff due to be held last month was scrapped after opposition candidate Jude Celestin threatened to boycott the vote over allegations of fraud in the first round, and protesters took to the streets in force.

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