Haiti's prime minister Garry Conille was ousted by the country's ruling council. Conille has criticised the move stating that it was illegal and unconstitutional.

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has been fired by the country's ruling council less than six months after he took office. An executive order, signed by eight of the council's nine members, named businessman and former Haiti Senate candidate Alix Didier Fils-Aime as Conille's replacement.

Haiti plunged deeper into a constitutional crisis on Sunday, after a council — which was tasked with restoring order to a nation in the grip of gang violence and putting it on the path to free and fair elections — dismissed the acting prime minister,