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The transitional presidential council is expected to transfer power to the prime minister and a council of ministers, but there are still uncertainties about who will lead Haiti ahead of the planned general elections on Aug. 30.
Miami Herald staff writer Jay Weaver contributed to this report.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Delcy Rodríguez, center, during a council of ministers in Caracas on Sunday.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
When Delcy Rodríguez chaired her first council of ministers meeting as the acting president of Venezuela on Sunday, the portraits of the two leaders who preceded her loomed on the wall behind her.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The multistage voting will elect a local government — a chief minister who will serve as the region’s top official with a council of ministers — from pro-India parties participating in the elections.
—Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
Reuters — Mali’s military junta has lifted a suspension on political party activities meant to safeguard public order, the council of ministers said late on Wednesday.
—Reuters, CNN, 11 July 2024
The transition council would be responsible for choosing a new prime minister and a council of ministers.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Delcy Rodríguez, center, during a council of ministers in Caracas on Sunday.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
When Delcy Rodríguez chaired her first council of ministers meeting as the acting president of Venezuela on Sunday, the portraits of the two leaders who preceded her loomed on the wall behind her.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The multistage voting will elect a local government — a chief minister who will serve as the region’s top official with a council of ministers — from pro-India parties participating in the elections.
—Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
Reuters — Mali’s military junta has lifted a suspension on political party activities meant to safeguard public order, the council of ministers said late on Wednesday.
—Reuters, CNN, 11 July 2024
The transition council would be responsible for choosing a new prime minister and a council of ministers.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
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