Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Haitian President Rene Preval nominated his longtime ally Robert Manuel as prime minister late Sunday amid a political crisis marked by soaring food prices, parliamentary sources said on Monday. The nominee must now be approved by both houses of parliament and the president informed parliamentary leaders of his choice on Sunday evening, the sources said. Pierre was chosen April 27 to succeed Jacques-Edouard Alexis, who resigned on April 12 after a no-confidence vote following food riots that killed six people and wounded 200.
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