Haiti's transitional council to elect new president Tuesday

Haiti's seven-member transitional council will vote for the country's next president Tuesday, a week after it formally assumed power in the chaotic Caribbean nation.

The vote is the next step in efforts to restore stability and order in Haiti, which has been plagued by gang violence since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

The island plunged further into instability after a plane carrying th