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Supporters of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse clash with national police officers close to the entrance of the parliament building during a demonstration in support of interim President Jocelerme Privert, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The demonstrators march to demand the extension of the expired mandate of the interim president Jocelerme Privert. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's divided lawmakers are continuing to avoid a parliamentary vote on whether to extend an interim president's mandate or pave the way for another provisional leader.
A National Assembly session was scheduled for Tuesday. But senators and deputies have again ignored demands by their leaders to convene and clear up Haiti's latest leadership muddle.
An opposition coalition argues that interim President Jocelerme Privert is unlawfully holding onto power. But Privert and his backers insist he will stay in office until Parliament finally makes a decision on potentially extending his expired mandate.
In February, a majority of lawmakers elected Privert to be a short-term caretaker leader amid suspended elections and an institutional vacuum in the presidency.
The international community has urged Haiti's Parliament to fulfill their responsibilities and resolve the impasse.
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Supporters of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse clash with national police officers, close to the entrance of the parliament building during a demonstration in support of interim President Jocelerme Privert, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The demonstrators are demanding the extension of the expired mandate of the interim president Jocelerme Privert. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse hold up human skulls and bones along with a booklet with the photo of former president Jean Bertrand Aristide during a voodoo ceremony before the start of a demonstration in support of interim President Jocelerme Privert, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The demonstrators are demanding the extension of the expired mandate of the interim president Jocelerme Privert. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse hold up human skulls and bones along with a booklet with the photo of former president Jean Bertrand Aristide during a voodoo ceremony before the start of a demonstration in support of interim President Jocelerme Privert, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The demonstrators are demanding the extension of the expired mandate of the interim president Jocelerme Privert. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse hold up human skulls and bones along with a booklet with the photo of former president Jean Bertrand Aristide during a voodoo ceremony before the start of a demonstration in support of interim President Jocelerme Privert, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The demonstrators are demanding the extension of the expired mandate of the interim president Jocelerme Privert. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse clash with national police officers near the entrance of the parliament building during a demonstration in support of interim President Jocelerme Privert, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The demonstrators are demanding the extension of the expired mandate of the interim president Privert. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse chant slogans against legislators in front of a police barricade near the entrance to the parliament building during a demonstration in support of interim President Jocelerme Privert, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The demonstrators are demanding the extension of the expired mandate of the interim president Privert. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse perform a voodoo ceremony before the start of a demonstration in support of interim President Jocelerme Privert, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The demonstrators are demanding the extension of the expired mandate of the interim president Privert. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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A supporter of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse holds up a poster with her image on it, en route to the parliament building during a demonstration in support of interim President Jocelerme Privert, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The demonstrators are demanding the extension of the expired mandate of the interim president Privert. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio
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