Haiti's divided transition council picks new president

Leslie Voltaire, adviser to the president of the Transitional Presidential Council of Haiti, speaks at U.N. headquarters in New York, Sept. 23, 2024. Voltaire became president on Oct. 7, 2024, as part of the country's rotating presidency. [Reuters]

Haiti's transitional presidential council transferred the rotating presidency on Monday to architect Leslie Voltaire despite opposition from outgoing president Edgard Leblanc Fils, who refused to sign a decree ratifying the move.

Leblanc Fils had opposed the move citing unresolved corruption accusations against three other councillors who remain voting members and signed off on the transition.