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Laurent Saint-Cyr assumes leadership of Haiti’s presidential council with familiar promises

PORT-AU-PRINCE — In a moment loaded with symbolism but short on results, Laurent Saint-Cyr became the fourth leader of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) Thursday, Aug. 7, in just 15 months. The ceremony, held at the Villa d’Accueil, marked yet another leadership handoff in a transition process increasingly seen by many Haitians as adrift. Saint-Cyr assumes leadership at a time when Haiti remains mired in overlapping crises. Armed g…

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The Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) elected businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr as president of Haiti last Thursday. Saint-Cyr is now tasked with a daunting task: organizing the country and calling presidential elections before February 7, 2026, as established by an agreement signed on April 3, 2024. In true Dominican terms, Saint-Cyr has a hot potato in his hands, in a Haiti where armed gangs control 90% of Port-au-Prince, deaths as of July t…

Latin American Summary, August 9, 2025. Entrepreneur Laurent Saint-Cyr assumes the rotating presidency of the CPT in the midst of a deep political and social crisis in Haiti. Haitian businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr assumed the rotating presidency of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT). His main mission is to restore security and prepare new elections. During his speech, he greeted the [...] La entrada Haiti. Renewing leadership of the Tran…

Port-au-Prince, Haiti — A group of citizens took to the streets of Port-au-Prince to express their support for the new transitional president, Laurent Saint-Cyr, in the midst of a climate of tension generated by gang threats seeking to overthrow the government. The peaceful demonstration brought together hundreds of people who demanded stability and the continuity of the democratic process, rejecting any attempt at violence or destabilization. C…

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The Haitian Times broke the news in on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
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