Haiti’s Transitional council has sacked its interim Prime Minister, Garry Conille and set to replace him with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé.The decision was highlighted in a decree that will be made public this Monday.
Amidst a wave of gang violence in Haiti, the country’s transitional council established in April to restore order in the country has sacked its interim prime minister, Garry Conille and set to replace him with businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé.
The decision which was highlighted in a decree by the council who voted for his dismissal on Friday, will be published on Monday November 11 2024 in the official Gazette.
The prime minister’s office has however not commented on the issue. It’s worthy of note that this marks Conille’s second role as premiere following his resignation in 2012 after four months in line with increased tensions.
According to Jean Junior Joseph,a spokesman for Edgar Leblanc Fils, a transitional council member who did not vote on the resolution to dismiss the prime minister or sign the order naming a replacement, it was inappropriate for Conille to meddle in matters that the judiciary must resolve adding that full security and harmony among the leaders was a necessity.
Adding to his draw backs, media sources noted that a spokesman for one presidential council member highlighted Conille’s refusal to reshuffle the cabinet following the request from the council.
Analysts described the decision to dismiss him as a politically motivated coup and question whether the presidential council had the legal authority to do so.
It’s worth highlighting that The authority to fire a prime minister in Haiti belongs to the Parliament, but because there have been no elections, Haiti currently does not have one.
Garry Conille aged 58 a medical doctor who previously ran UNICEF’s Latin America regional office, was set aside to late in May to serve as interim prime minister of Haiti and task to pave a way with his council for elections next year .
Stephanie Tremblay, a U.N. spokeswoman, noted that Nearly 4,900 people were killed between January and September. Adding to Thousands of people who have fled their homes due to the violence.
