Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new nine-member presidential transitional 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 capital's 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.
He announced his resignation as Prime Minister in two letters to his Cabinet late Wednesday.
Haiti's finance minister Michael Boisvert has been appointed interim prime minister until a new government is formed.
The installation of the presidential transition council had been delayed for weeks amid intense behind-the-scenes jockeying for control among various political factions.
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