Kim Ives on Haiti gets new interim president

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Haiti’s new interim president will be sworn in Sunday.

The current President of the National Assembly is Jocelerme Privert. Privert served as interior minister under former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

He served two years in jail after Aristide was ousted from office in 2004. Haiti has been plagued by election irregularities that has triggered months of violent protests.

CCTV America’s Susan Roberts interviewed Kim Ives. He is a editor at Haiti Liberty.