Transitional council established to re-establish democratic order haiti On Sunday, he signed a decree removing the country’s interim prime minister. Garry Conneill His successor will be businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who had previously been considered for the position.
The decree is expected to be announced on Monday and was provided to The Associated Press by government sources. This will further disrupt Haiti’s already difficult democratic transition process, which has not been sustained to date. democratic elections This is largely due to the rising levels of gang violence plaguing the Caribbean.
Mr. Fisueme is a former president of the Haitian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and ran an unsuccessful Senate campaign in 2015. The businessman studied at Boston University and was being considered for a post in the private sector before Mr. Conneill’s arrival.
Conil has worked as a civil servant for many years at the United Nations, but served as prime minister for just six months. The Associated Press could not reach Mr. Coneil or his spokesperson on Sunday.
of interim council Created in April, it was tasked with selecting Haiti’s next prime minister and cabinet in hopes of quelling the country’s unrest. But the council has been plagued by politics and infighting, and has been at odds with Mr Coneil for years. Organizations like the Organization of American States tried unsuccessfully last week to mediate differences in an attempt to salvage a fragile transition, according to the Miami Herald.
In October, three of the council members were accused of corruption by corruption investigators for allegedly soliciting $750,000 in bribes to secure directorships at government-backed banks, adding to the process. I got hit.
The report will be a major blow to the nine-nation council, and is expected to further erode public trust in the council.
Fellow members accused of bribery, Smith-Augustin, Emmanuel Bertilaire and Louis-Gerard Gilles, were also among those who signed the decree. Only one member, Edgarde Leblanc Fils, did not sign the order.
The move by the transitional council drew condemnation from some in Haiti, such as former Justice Minister Bernard Gouse, who told local media that the council’s powers were being overstretched. He said Coneil’s dismissal was “unlawful” because of the fact that he was a member of the government, and because the corruption allegations were being exploited.
