Fritz Bélizaire () is a

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an politician and

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who was nominated by four of the seven parties of the

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to act as

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. Before being nominated, he was the Minister of Youth and Sports from 2006 to 2011 under President

René Préval René Garcia Préval (; 17 January 1943 – 3 March 2017) was a Haitian Politics of Haiti, politician and agronomist who twice was President of Haiti, from early 1996 to early 2001, and again from mid-2006 to mid-2011. He was also List of Prime ...

and as an executive in the Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications. Bélizaire has been described as "little known", but was praised by

Edgard Leblanc Fils Edgard Leblanc Fils (born 18 August 1955) is a Haitian politician who was president of the Senate from 1995 to 2000 and was the president of the Transitional Presidential Council from April to October 2024. Provisional government Following M ...

, who was chosen the same day by the Transitional Presidential Council to be its president. Though designated by a majority, the choice was contested within the council. As a result, the "Indissoluble Majority Bloc" (BMI), composed of Smith Augustin, Emmanuel Vertilaire, Louis Gérald Gilles and Edgard Leblanc Fils, agreed to respect the procedure laid out in the 3 April 2024 agreement, thereby giving the other sectors a chance to make nominations. The council later started re-accepting submissions for the position of Prime Minister from 13–17 May, and on 27 May six of the seven members chose former prime minister

Garry Conille Garry Conille (; born 26 February 1966) is a Haitian academic, development worker, politician, and author. He served as the acting prime minister of Haiti from 3 June to 11 November 2024. He previously served as the Prime Minister from 2011 to 20 ...

as his successor, discarding the earlier vote that selected Bélizaire.

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