Port-au-Prince. Haiti will appoint businessman and former Senate candidate Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to replace Prime Minister Garry Conille, who was appointed to the position in May, according to a draft presidential transition council resolution seen by Reuters.
The shakeup is the latest blow to the political stability of the country, which has been plagued by increasing violence. Armed gangs have taken control of most of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and have expanded into nearby regions, fueling hunger and forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.
The resolution, dated Monday, November 11, is expected to be published in the official gazette.
Didier Fils-Aimé is the son of Haitian activist, Alix Fils-Aimé, who was imprisoned under the regime of former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier.
Conille, who also briefly led the country more than a decade ago, was appointed to the position in May by the transitional council to return to power as the Caribbean nation works to restore stability.
The transitional council, appointed in April, is tasked with electing a prime minister and exercising certain presidential powers until conditions for a new election are deemed sufficiently secure. There has been some infighting among his advisors.
In recent weeks, Conille has undertaken trips abroad to the United Arab Emirates and Kenya to seek security assistance following a bloody gang attack that left at least 70 dead.
In a letter circulated on social media Sunday, Conille said the transitional council only had the power to appoint a prime minister, but not to remove him from office.
“This resolution, taken outside of any legal and constitutional framework, raises serious concerns about its legitimacy and its impact on the future of our country,” he said.
A spokesperson for the prime minister’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
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