Haiti set to form transitional government to fill power vacuum

Outgoing Haiti's President Michel Martelly looks outside of the Ministry of Interior during the inauguration of the new building in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's outgoing President Michel Martelly has reached an agreement with parliament to form a caretaker government when he leaves power this weekend without an elected successor, in a step that could calm violent protests rocking the capital.

Under the agreement due to be signed later on Saturday, parliament will elect an interim president for a four-month term, said the Organisation of American States, which helped broker the deal among deeply divided politicians in the Caribbean nation.