Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power

Ariel Henry has resigned as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence.

Henry presented his resignation in a letter signed in Los Angeles, dated April 24, and released on Thursday by his office on the same day a council tasked with choosing a new prime minister and Cabinet for Haiti was due to be sworn in.

The council would be installed more than a month after Caribbean leaders announced its creation following an emergency meeting to tackle Haiti’s spiraling crisis.