A transitional council was formed to re-establish the democratic system. haiti signed a decree on Sunday dismissing the country's interim prime minister gary connell And he was replaced by Alix Didier Fils-Aime, a businessman who had previously been considered for the post.
The decree to be published Monday was provided to The Associated Press by a government source. This marks even more upheaval in Haiti's already difficult democratic transition process, which has yet to be sustained democratic elections Increasing levels of mass gang violence have plagued the Caribbean nation over the past few years.
Fils-Aimé is the former president of Haiti's Chamber of Commerce and Industry and ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Senate in 2015. The businessman had studied at Boston University and was considered as a private sector candidate for the post before Connell took the seat.
Conill, a longtime civil servant who worked with the United Nations, served as Prime Minister for only six months.
transitional council Established in April, it was tasked with choosing Haiti's next Prime Minister and Cabinet to help ease the turmoil in Haiti. But the council has been plagued by politics and infighting, and in October several council members faced corruption charges.
The process suffered another setback in October when three members of the council faced corruption chargesAnti-corruption investigators alleged he solicited a $750,000 bribe from a state bank director to secure his job.
This report was a major blow to the nine-member council and is likely to further reduce public trust in it.
The same members accused of bribery, Smith Augustin, Emmanuel Vertillaire and Louis Gerald Gilles, were among the signatories of the decree. Only one member, Edgard Leblanc Fils, did not sign the order.