PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Protesters have marched in Haiti’s capital demanding the departure of an interim president who was supposed to leave office this weekend.
The demonstration of ex-President Michel Martelly’s Tet Kale political faction reached a peak of a few thousand in downtown Port-au-Prince. Many chanted that interim President Jocelerme Privert was illegally trying to hold onto power.
A February accord that helped put Privert in office called for a caretaker leader to make way for a voter-approved president on May 14. But another election date has recently fallen by the wayside.
National police officers work to putout a burning barricade started by protesters during a march demanding the resignation of interim President Jocelerme Privert in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Saturday demonstration of ex-President Michel Martelly¿s Tet Kale political faction reached a peak of a few thousand in downtown Port-au-Prince. Many chanted that interim Privert was illegally trying to hold onto power. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Privert has suggested holding the repeatedly delayed runoff in October.
Some demonstrators burned tires and broke car windows Saturday. Police sprayed water from an armored vehicle, scattering the crowd at a plaza near the grounds of Haiti’s National Palace.
Supporters of the PHTK presidential candidate Jovenel Moise take part in protest march demanding the resignation of interim President Jocelerme Privert in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Saturday demonstration of ex-President Michel Martelly¿s Tet Kale political faction reached a peak of a few thousand in downtown Port-au-Prince. Many chanted that interim Privert was illegally trying to hold onto power. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
A supporter of the PHTK presidential candidate Jovenel Moise holds up a handmade sign with a message that reads in Creole; “Deputies and senators the responsiblity is yours” during a protest march demanding the resignation of interim President Jocelerme Privert in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Saturday demonstration of ex-President Michel Martelly¿s Tet Kale political faction reached a peak of a few thousand in downtown Port-au-Prince. Many chanted that interim Privert was illegally trying to hold onto power. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Supporters of the PHTK presidential candidate Jovenel Moise take part in a protest march demanding the resignation of interim President Jocelerme Privert in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Saturday demonstration of ex-President Michel Martelly¿s Tet Kale political faction reached a peak of a few thousand in downtown Port-au-Prince. Many chanted that interim Privert was illegally trying to hold onto power. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Supporters of the PHTK presidential candidate Jovenel Moise hold a voodoo ceremony before the start of a protest march demanding the resignation of interim President Jocelerme Privert in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Saturday demonstration of ex-President Michel Martelly¿s Tet Kale political faction reached a peak of a few thousand in downtown Port-au-Prince. Many chanted that interim Privert was illegally trying to hold onto power. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Supporters of the PHTK presidential candidate Jovenel Moise set up a barricade of tires to burn, during a protest march demanding the resignation of interim President Jocelerme Privert in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Saturday demonstration of ex-President Michel Martelly¿s Tet Kale political faction reached a peak of a few thousand in downtown Port-au-Prince. Many chanted that interim Privert was illegally trying to hold onto power. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
A supporter of the PHTK presidential candidate Jovenel Moise holds a flag promoting the candidate, during a voodoo ceremony before the start of a protest march demanding the resignation of interim President Jocelerme Privert in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Saturday demonstration of ex-President Michel Martelly¿s Tet Kale political faction reached a peak of a few thousand in downtown Port-au-Prince. Many chanted that interim Privert was illegally trying to hold onto power. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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