Senator becomes third to claim power in Haiti after president’s assassination

With Haiti already reeling in the aftermath of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, a third politician has claimed he is the leader of the country.

Joseph Lambert, who leads what remains of the Haitian Senate, announced Friday evening that he was voted provisional president by his fellow senators, the Miami Herald reported. But the vote took place among just 10 senators, because of rest of the 30-member chamber’s members left office in January. Since Haiti hasn’t held elections, those representatives were never replaced.