Haitian senators vote to fire prime minister
PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 12 (Reuters) - Haiti's Senate on Saturday voted to fire Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis, an ally of President Rene Preval, 10 days after violent protests over skyrocketing food prices hit the poor Caribbean nation.
Sixteen of 17 senators who attended a special session of the chamber voted against Alexis, who was inaugurated in June 2006 along with a coalition cabinet meant to unite the fractious nation of nearly 9 million people. (Reporting by Jean Valme, writing by Michael Christie, editing by Vicki Allen)
Sixteen of 17 senators who attended a special session of the chamber voted against Alexis, who was inaugurated in June 2006 along with a coalition cabinet meant to unite the fractious nation of nearly 9 million people. (Reporting by Jean Valme, writing by Michael Christie, editing by Vicki Allen)
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