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Haiti's Lower Chamber Ousts Government in Vote of No Confidence - Reports

© AP Photo / Dieu Nalio CheryIn this March 15, 2013 photo, Haiti's national flag flies outside parliament which was renovated by Chemonics International Inc., a for-profit international development company based in Washington D.C., in downtown of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
In this March 15, 2013 photo, Haiti's national flag flies outside parliament which was renovated by Chemonics International Inc., a for-profit international development company based in Washington D.C., in downtown of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Members of the Haitian parliament's lower chamber have passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Jean-Henry Ceant and his government, local media reported.

According to the news portal Haiti Libre, the motion has been adopted with 93 votes in favour, six votes against and three abstentions.

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According to media reports, the vote of no confidence comes in light of the Haitian authorities' failure to improve the citizens' living conditions.

In February, Haiti was hit by a wave of violent protests, with demonstrators calling on Moise to step down over allegations of misuse of billions of dollars in funds intended for social development programmes amid extreme poverty in the country.

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