Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) After a lengthy power struggle that has pitched Haiti's political landscape into uncertainty, the country's acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph has agreed to step down and hand power to his rival Ariel Henry, according to a top government official. The deal brings to a close days of negotiations between the two men over who would lead the Caribbean nation. Henry, who had been nominated to the premiership days before Moise's death but never took office, disputed Joseph's claim. Henry will now become prime minister and Joseph will retain his original role as Haiti's foreign minister, current Elections Minister Mathias Pierre told CNN on Monday. A ministers' council will be held on Monday afternoon to make final decisions about the new government, Pierre also said.

Source: CNN July 19, 2021 14:52 UTC