Conille is a familiar face in the role of prime minister: He served for four months, from October 2011 to February 2012, and resigned after clashing with then-President Michel Martelly.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\nHe now takes over for interim Prime Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert, who was appointed to the role after the previous prime minister, Ariel Henry, formally resigned in late April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The process of selecting a new prime minister was a rocky one, complete with false starts and controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the assassination of then-President Jovenel Moise in July 2021, Haiti has not held a federal election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Henry, an unelected official chosen days before the assassination, served as acting president in Moise\u2019s stead after his shooting death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the aftermath, a regional cooperation bloc known as the Caribbean Community or CARICOM negotiated the creation of a transitional council to restore Haiti\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nine members were chosen, seven of whom would have voting powers. The council is set to be dissolved in 2026, after a new presidential election is held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conille\u2019s appointment as prime minister came as the result of a six-to-one vote. Since 2023, he has served as a Latin America regional director for UNICEF, a UN agency that offers humanitarian aid to children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But confusion has accompanied the process of choosing a new prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month, four of the transitional council\u2019s seven voting members chose a former sport minister, Fritz Belizaire, to fill the post, only to walk back the announcement after critics said the proper protocols had not been followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even Tuesday\u2019s announcement was received with scepticism. Line Balthazar, the president of the Tet Kale party, told a local radio station on Monday that the selection process had thus far appeared to be improvised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Montana Accord, a Haitian civil society group, also questioned the transitional council\u2019s commitment to transparency, noting it had not shared how it came to its decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe suffering of the people is getting worse, while the gangs are taking control of more territory and committing more crimes,\u201d the group said in a statement on Tuesday, urging \u201cconsequential measures\u201d to restore stability in Haiti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, gang leaders have warned they will not necessarily accept the transitional council or its choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not going to recognise the decisions that CARICOM takes,\u201d Jimmy \u201cBarbecue\u201d Cherizier, the leader of the G9 Family and Allies gang, told Al Jazeera in March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A nine-member council in charge of overseeing Haiti\u2019s political transition has named politician Garry Conille as the Caribbean nation\u2019s next prime minister. Tuesday\u2019s decision comes amid a period of turmoil for the country, which has seen gangs seize control over much of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Conille is a familiar face in the role of prime…<\/p>\n