Jocelerme Privert, at the National Assambly in the Haitian Parliament in Port-au-Prince. (AFP File photo)
Haitian lawmakers early on Sunday elected Jocelerme Privert as the country's interim president to fill the power vacuum following the departure of Michel Martelly, after a vote to choose his replacement was postponed over fears of violence.
Privert, 62, a senator and the current president of the National Assembly, was chosen on the second round of balloting after a lengthy session that stretched overnight Saturday to Sunday.