Haiti transition council names former senate leader as president

Haiti’s transition council on Tuesday named Edgard Leblanc, the former senate president, to head the body instated last week as it seeks to bring security back to the violence-wracked Caribbean nation.
Leblanc’s naming follows weeks of political deadlock and in-fighting following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry while an armed conflict surged in the capital, marking a difficult path ahead for the council.
The transitional body is formed by seven voting members and two non-voting observers. Leblanc won the nomination with four votes, including his own, in favor, though tensions were still evident in a ceremony announcing the decision.
The council also tapped Fritz Belizaire, former youth and sports minister, as prime minister.