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Haitian Prime Minister, Garry Conille Fired After Less Than Six Months In Office
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has been dismissed by the country’s ruling council less than six months after assuming office.
An executive order, signed by eight out of nine council members, announced businessman and former Senate candidate Alix Didier Fils-Aime as Conille’s successor.
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Conille, a former United Nations official, was appointed to help steer Haiti through a severe gang-driven security crisis and was expected to facilitate the country’s first presidential elections since 2016.
Describing his removal as illegal, Conille stated in a letter seen by Reuters that it raises “serious concerns” about Haiti’s future.
Haiti currently has neither a president nor a functioning parliament, and its constitution specifies that only the latter has the authority to remove a sitting prime minister.
Conille had taken office on June 3.
“This resolution, taken outside any legal and constitutional framework, raises serious concerns about its legitimacy,” Conille’s letter was quoted as saying.
Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) was established in April following the ousting of former Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who was forced from office by a network of gangs that had taken control of parts of Port-au-Prince.
Henry had left Haiti to attend a summit in Guyana on February 25, 2024. Soon after, gang members seized Port-au-Prince’s international airport, blocking his return.
The TPC was assigned the mission of restoring democratic order in the violence-stricken Caribbean nation.
Since January, gang violence has claimed more than 3,600 lives in Haiti, and over 500,000 people have been displaced, according to UN reports. The UN describes Haiti as one of the world’s poorest countries, with two million Haitians facing emergency levels of hunger and nearly half the population struggling with food insecurity.
Jimmy Chérizier, a prominent gang leader known as Barbecue, previously stated he would consider ending the violence if armed groups were given a role in negotiations to form a new government.
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Haiti’s last presidential election was held eight years ago, when Jovenel Moïse of the Tèt Kale party was elected. Following his assassination in July 2021, the presidency has remained vacant.
Since then, gangs have expanded their control, creating lawless zones across the country. In response, Kenya recently deployed hundreds of police officers to Haiti, with more reinforcements expected in November.
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