Moise had called a referendum for the same date to approve a new Constitution, a project that did not have the support of the opposition or the international community.
In addition: Dominican Republic orders immediate closure of the border with Haiti after the murder of Moise
The Haitian president was assassinated by armed men after an assault on his residence in the Pelerin neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, according to official information from the Caribbean government.
The social crisis in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, is aggravated by this assassination two months before the presidential and legislative elections called for September 26, an election in which Moise could not be a candidate.
Moise had called a referendum for the same date to approve a new Constitution, a project that did not have the support of the opposition or the international community.
In addition: Dominican Republic orders immediate closure of the border with Haiti after the murder of Moise
