In a swift-moving political change Haitiʼs transitional council has made a key decision about its temporary leadership. The council signed papers to remove Garry Conille from his interim Prime Minister role‚ putting Alix Didier Fils-Aimé (a well-known business-person) in charge of the position
The change-over document which comes into effect 11/11/24 shows how Haitiʼs path to democracy isnt going smoothly. The Caribbean nation – dealing with wide-spread security problems – hasnt been able to run proper voting events in recent time. Gang-related issues have made it hard to organize basic government tasks
The selection of Fils-Aimé brings fresh eyes to Haitiʼs problems: he was actually on the short-list for this job before. His business know-how might help with day-to-day running of things‚ but the road ahead looks bumpy – especially since regular democratic processes have been on hold due to safety worries in the streets of Port-au-Prince and beyond