US EditionHaiti's Prime Minister FIls-Aimé Becomes Acting Head of State as Transitional Council's Mandate Ends
Prime Minister gains sole executive power as Haiti's Transitional Council ends, with gangs controlling 90% of Port-au-Prince and thousands killed in 2025, UN reports.
- The Transitional Presidential Council in Haiti ended its mandate on February 7, 2026, with no succession plan, leading Haiti into political limbo as it has not held elections since 2016.
- Leslie Voltaire, a council member, described Haiti as "helpless" in managing the return of citizens due to heavy reliance on remittances from abroad for the economy.
- The U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued a preliminary injunction blocking the termination of Haiti's Temporary Protected Status amid ongoing instability.
- U.S. warships were deployed near Haiti prior to the February 7 deadline for the council to transition power, highlighting the U.S. commitment to Haiti's stability.
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Haiti has entered a state of political limbo with the US-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime facing the daunting task of holding elections in the violence-gripped country.
Haiti’s ruling council leaves behind tainted legacy, as power remains in hand of gangs
The mandate of Haiti’s troubled Transitional Presidential Council ends of Saturday, Feb. 7. But the country continues to find itself mired in political uncertainty as many prepare for the panel to leave power.
Haiti's Transitional Council Hands Power To PM
Haiti's presidential transitional council, which has run the impoverished Caribbean nation for nearly two years, on Saturday handed power to US-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime, after failing to rein in rampant gang violence. The transfer of power between the nine-member council, created in April 2024, and 54-year-old businessman Fils-Aime took place under tight security, given Haiti's unstable political climate.
Haiti enters political limbo as transition government's mandate ends
Haiti entered political limbo on Saturday as the mandate of the Caribbean nation's transitional governing council, a body intended to curb a bloody gang conflict and bring about long-delayed elections, ended with no succession plan in place.
Haiti’s presidential council relinquishes power; prime minister to run country for now
Haiti closed a vexing chapter in its ongoing political transition on Saturday, doing so in a subdued ceremony marking the end of the turbulent mandate of its nine-member presidential council and leaving the gang-ravaged country in the hands of it…
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