PORT-AU-PRINCE — A transitional council created to restore democratic order in Haiti signed a decree Sunday firing the country’s interim prime minister, Garry Conille, and replacing him with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a businessman who was previously considered for this position.

The decree, which is to be published on Monday, was provided to The Associated Press by a government source. It marks further turmoil in an already difficult democratic transition process for Haiti, which has not held democratic elections in years, largely due to rising levels of gang violence plaguing the Caribbean nation.

The Transitional Council was established in April, tasked with choosing Haiti’s next prime minister and cabinet, with the help of which would help calm the unrest in Haiti. But the council was plagued by politics and infighting, and in October a number of council members faced corruption charges.