Haiti gets new PM
Published:Monday | November 9, 2009 | 2:06 PM
The lower house of Haiti\'s parliament has confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as the country’s next Prime Minister.
The 52 to two vote comes a day after Mr Bellerive won unanimous confirmation in the Senate.
He was appointed to the position by President Rene Preval last week.
Mr Bellerive is now expected to be sworn into office by President Preval later this week, after forming a cabinet and submitting his government plan for formal approval by parliament.
He replaces Michele Pierre-Louis, who was fired as Prime Minister by the Senate on October 30 for failing to improve the country’s economy.