Edgard Leblanc Fils on Tuesday was elected as the chairman of Haiti’s newly created transitional presidential council, in what is considered an important step on the way out of the country’s serious political crisis. The seven voting members of the council elected the former Senate president from among their ranks on Tuesday. According to media reports, a majority of the council also voted for former sports minister Fritz Bélizaire to become the new interim prime minister. However, there were also complaints that his election was not in accordance with the rules. The creation of the transition…