Haiti newspaper editor says Prime Minister Ariel Henry refusing calls to step down

The English language editor for Haiti Liberté, Kim Ives, said that while the country didn’t see any big protests on the seven-month anniversary of the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse and the end of his term, opponents are demanding that current Prime Minister Ariel Henry step down.

In an interview on Hill.TV’s “Rising,” Ives said that critics are arguing that his administration is unconstitutional but added that in a speech on Monday, “Ariel Henry said ‘I’m not going anywhere until we’ve held elections by the end of the year.’ “

Ives added that while Henry is promising elections will be held by the end of this year that “it is probably not going to happen.”

According to Ives, Henry said on Monday that “he is the best bet to stay on for stability even though he recognizes his legitimacy was in question from the get-go.”

He added that since Monday was the last day that would have been Jovenel Moïse term, Henry’s position is now “unconstitutional” but added that “there’s no constitutional path out.”

Ives comments come as CNN reported that Judge Garry Orélien, the top judicial official in Haiti overseeing the assassination case said in a newly obtained recording that, “Ariel [Henry] is connected and friends with the mastermind of the assassination.”