The interim council set up to restore democratic order in Haiti plans to remove interim prime minister Garry Coneil and replace him with businessman Alix Didier Fissueme, making the Caribbean nation's There are signs that the turmoil will further intensify.
The decision is outlined in a council ordinance seen by The Associated Press and is expected to be published in the Federal Register on Monday.
Haiti has not held democratic elections in years, largely due to rising levels of gang violence. The unrest is the latest blow to the country's political stability, with armed groups taking control of much of the capital Port-au-Prince and spreading into neighboring areas, fueling famine and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. .
Promised international aid is still delayed, and neighboring countries are forcibly returning Haitian migrants to the country.
Didier Fils-Aimé is the son of Alix Fils-Aimé, a prominent Haitian activist who was imprisoned under the regime of dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier.
Conil has been working as a civil servant at the United Nations for many years, and has been prime minister for about six months. He was appointed by the Haitian Transition Council to return to the role in May as the Caribbean nation seeks to restore stability.
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The transitional council was established in April and is tasked with selecting Haiti's next prime minister and cabinet in hopes of calming the unrest, but it has been beset by politics and infighting, and has not been able to get along with Conil. They have been in conflict for many years.
The Organization of American States and other groups tried unsuccessfully last week to mediate the differences in an attempt to save the fragile transition, the Miami Herald reported.
The process was dealt a further blow in October when three members of the council were accused by anti-corruption authorities of soliciting a $750,000 bribe from a government bank director to secure their jobs. Ta.
Members who signed the decree included the same members accused of bribery. Only one member, Edgarde Leblanc Fils, did not sign the order.
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office did not respond to a request for comment.
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