The governing council of Haiti has decided to remove Garry Conille from his position as prime minister of the nation after meeting President William Ruto.
A month ago, Conille paid a visit to President Ruto in Kenya, where they made every effort to win over the approval of Secretary of State Antony Blinken of the United States. The transition council decided to replace him with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a successful businesswoman.
On Sunday, a transitional council that was established with the purpose of re-establishing democratic order in Haiti passed a decree that ultimately resulted in the dismissal of interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and the appointment of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a businessman who had been considered for the position in the past.
The Associated Press received the directive from a source inside the public administration on Monday.
Haiti has not had democratic elections in years, in large part because of the rising levels of gang violence that have been afflicting the Caribbean country.
This event represents even more upheaval in a political transition process that has already been difficult for Haiti.
After serving as the president of Haiti’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry for a period of time, Fils-Aimé attempted to run for the Senate in 2015 but was ultimately unsuccessful.
A candidate from the private sector was considered for the job prior to Conille taking the seat. The businessman attended Boston University and was previously considered for the role.
Conille, a long-time civil servant who has worked with the United Nations, was only in office for a period of six months during his tenure as prime minister.
The American Press was unable to get in touch with Conille or a spokeswoman for him on Sunday.
The government of Haiti formed the interim presidential council in April with the intention of choosing Haiti’s new prime minister and Cabinet in an attempt to soothe the instability that has been plaguing the country’s political landscape.
Politics and internal strife have been a problem for the council, and it has been in conflict with Conille for a considerable amount of time.
According to The Miami Herald, organizations such as the Organization of American States attempted to arbitrate differences in an effort to rescue the delicate transition, but they were unsuccessful in their efforts.
Anti-corruption investigators leveled allegations of corruption against three members of the council in October, stating that they requested payments totaling $750,000 from a director of a government bank in order to secure his position. This action dealt the process yet another blow.
The study struck a severe blow to the nine-member council, and it is probable that the public’s faith in the council will continue to diminish.
Smith Augustin, Emmanuel Vertilaire, and Louis Gérald Gilles, who are also believed to have been involved in the bribery scandal, were among the individuals who signed the decree. There was just one member who did not sign the order, and that was Edgard Leblanc Fils.
