Transitional Council in Haiti Selects New Prime Minister for Country Under Siege by Gangs

Transitional Council in Haiti Selects New Prime Minister for Country Under Siege by Gangs
Haiti's then Prime Minister Garry Conille speaks with journalists after a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Oct. 6, 2011. Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—U.N. development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council sought to choose someone else for the position.

The long-awaited move comes as gangs continue to terrorize the capital of Port-au-Prince, opening fire in once peaceful neighborhoods and using heavy machinery to demolish several police stations and prisons.