Haiti’s newly appointed interim prime minister, Garry Conille, has been hospitalized since Saturday afternoon due to an undisclosed illness. Conille, 58, who took office less than two weeks ago, was rushed to a hospital after experiencing breathing difficulties. His office has not released any further information regarding the cause of his hospitalization, but has stated that his condition is currently stable.
Conille had briefly led the country over a decade ago, and was most recently a former regional director at U.N. children’s agency UNICEF. He was named interim prime minister on May 29 by a transition council with the mandate to restore stability and take back control from violent gangs. The transition council aims to hold elections before Feb. 7, 2026, as laid out in Haiti’s constitution, after a series of crises in the country’s leadership.
President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in 2021, leaving Haiti to this day without a president, while Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned in March this year after he left Haiti to seek support for the Kenyan security mission and was unable to re-enter the country.
The hospitalization of Conille has raised concerns about the stability of Haiti’s government and the ability of the transition council to meet its goals. The country has been plagued by political instability and violence in recent years, and the health of its leaders is a major concern for both its citizens and the international community.
