Haiti Opposition Rejects Support of Prime Minister-designate

WASHINGTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE - Some members of Haiti's opposition say they will not support Prime Minister-designate Ariel Henry, whom President Jovenel Moise named to the position a day before he was assassinated. Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph has led the country since the president was killed inside his private residence in the early hours of July 7.  

On Saturday, the influential CORE group issued a statement, calling for the formation of a "consensual and inclusive government." The CORE group is comprised of ambassadors from the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, the European Union, Brazil, and the representatives of the United Nations, as well as the Organization of American States.   "To this end, we encourage Prime Minister-designate Ariel Henry to pursue the mission he was charged with to form this type of government," the statement said.   "Although Haiti faces grave danger, the members of the group express their hope that together, the political, economic and civil society actors of the country will support their officials as they work to reestablish security," the statement added.