Haiti Lawmakers Elect Jocelerme Privert As Interim President

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Haitian lawmakers early on Sunday elected Jocelerme Privert as the country's interim president to fill the power vacuum following the departure of Michel Martelly, after a vote to choose his replacement was postponed over fears of violence.

Privert, 62, a senator and the current president of the National Assembly, was chosen on the second round of balloting after a lengthy session that stretched overnight Saturday to Sunday.