Haitian
politicians have elected Jocelerme Privert as the troubled country's interim
president to fill a power vacuum after the departure of Michel Martelly.
Privert, 62, a senator
and the current president of the National Assembly, was chosen on the second
round of voting after a lengthy session that stretched overnight from Saturday
to Sunday.
Martelly ended his
five-year term without a successor on February 7.
Under an agreement
signed hours before Martelly's departure, the interim president chosen by
parliament will serve for up to 120 days.
The agreement proposes a
new presidential election on April 24, with a new president installed on May
14.
A January 24 overflow
between Martelly's favoured candidate, Jovenel Moise, and opposition
flag-bearer Jude Celestin, was canceled after violence and opposition protests
alleging that Moise won the first round through "dirty tricks" and
with government support.
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