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Jack Guy Lafontant handed over his resignation to the President of Haiti, a week after a wave of popular violence plunged the country into uncertainty.
Haitian Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant announced Saturday, July 14 resigning in a statement in the tribune of the Chamber of Deputies where he was summoned by parliamentarians demanding his departure from power.
The last words of #citoyen @LafontantGuy by the @deputeshaitiens of the 50th legislature.
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On Saturday, a new demonstration took place in the popular neighborhood of Bel-Air to demand the departure of President Jovenel Moïse, who faces an upsurge of riots and looting, triggered by the announcement and then the suspension of fuel price rises.
The turmoil began after the authorities announced on Friday (July 6th) an increase of 38% in gas prices, 47% in diesel and 51% in kerosene. , as provided for by the new terms of reference between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Haiti.
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Faced with violence, the Prime Minister announced the suspension of the measure "until further notice" . But even before this controversial fuel price measure was taken, Jack Guy Lafontant, appointed in May 2017, was widely criticized for what his detractors call inaction.
"At any disorder, we point the finger at the Prime Minister, although from an operational point of view, it is not the prime minister who directs the troops " defended himself Jack Guy Lafontant, who refused to badume all responsibility last weekend's violence.
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