US EditionHaiti’s presidential council dissolves after rocky tenure as unelected US-backed ruler remains
Haiti faces a political vacuum after the Transitional Presidential Council’s mandate ended without a succession plan amid rising gang violence and 1.4 million displaced, U.N. data shows.
- Haiti entered political limbo as the mandate of its transitional governing council, intended to curb gang conflict and hold elections, ended with no succession plan.
- The nine-member Transitional Presidential Council's term saw a deterioration in security, corruption allegations, and political infighting, with the U.S. backing the prime minister and sanctioning some council members.
- Haiti has been without an elected president since 2021, and the spread of armed groups has complicated organizing free elections, leading to over 1.4 million internally displaced people.
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Haiti: Ingrid Arnesen reflects on the end of the Transitional Presidential Council
February 7th marks a historic day in Haiti’s turbulent past. Four years after the assasination of President Jovenel Moïse, Haiti is gripped by violence, with criminal gangs controlling much of the capital and humanitarian concerns escalating. Today also marks the end of the Transitional Presidential Council’s term, an unelected body trying to fill the governance vacuum. To discuss these ongoing crises, France 24’s Gavin Lee is joined by investig…
Haiti's Presidential Council Dissolves after Rocky Tenure as Unelected ...
Haiti’s presidential council dissolves after rocky tenure as unelected U.S.-backed ruler remains
Haiti’s presidential council stepped down on Saturday after almost two years of tumultuous rule alongside a U.S.-backed prime minister, who is expected to remain in power as the country prepares for the first general elections in a decade.
The most populous nation in the Caribbean has been without an elected president since the assassination of Jovenel Moise in 2021, and the terms of its last senators expired more than three years ago.
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