Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister issued their first official statement on March 27, pledging to restore “public and democratic order” in Haiti.
The statement, although signed by eight members of what is supposed to be a nine-member council, is still considered a sign that a contentious and drawn-out nomination process is ending and that the council might soon assume its official duties.
The statement was issued nearly a month after gangs began targeting key government infrastructures across the capital of Port-au-Prince. The violence has somewhat subsided since the February 29 attacks began, with gangs previously burning police stations, opening fire on the main international airport that remains closed, and storming Haiti’s two biggest prisons, releasing more than 4,000 inmates.
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