On Thursday, Haiti’s Transition Council assumed power in a formal ceremony, marking the resignation of former Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The country, plagued by years of gang violence causing chaos and suffering, aims to restore security. Michel Patrick Boisvert, the Finance Minister under Henry’s administration, has been appointed as the interim Prime Minister until the Transition Council selects a new head of government, forms a cabinet, and establishes a provisional electoral council to facilitate future elections.
The Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), established on April 12, 2024, and inaugurated on April 25, serves as a collective head of state in Haiti. Its mandate is to exercise the powers and responsibilities of the President until an elected leader is sworn in or until February 7, 2026, whichever occurs first. Following Henry’s resignation on April 24, the Council of Ministers designated Michel Patrick Boisvert as the interim Prime Minister.
On April 3, 2024, the Transitional Presidential Council, formed during the Caricom meeting on March 11, finalized its list of representatives. These representatives were officially appointed by the Council of Ministers on April 16. After extensive negotiations, a proposal for a temporary government was submitted to CARICOM on April 7, with a term set to conclude on February 7, 2026. Among the council’s responsibilities is the selection of a Prime Minister, who must not be a member of the transitional council or the provisional government.
The creation of the Transitional Council was formalized through a governmental decree published in Le Moniteur on April 12. The council’s primary objective is to oversee the transition of power in Haiti and ensure the establishment of a stable government structure leading up to the next election cycle.
Describing the “inclusive and representative nature of the Council as “significant”, via a statement, CARICOM confirmed that the Caribean Community ” stands ready to support it, and the Haitian people, in their efforts to put Haiti back on the road to constitutional and democratic legitimacy, stability and sovereignty and to ensure the proper functioning of the State’s institutions.”
This is a castle built on sand. It must involve elements of those the media (U.S, France, Canada, Germany etc.) has pushed to us as gang leaders. They are the ones keeping the people safe from the Papa doc – Tonton macoute regime keeping the resources in the hands of those countries.
Tell that to Barbeque. All you just putting who all you want in power without holding election.
How wonderful it would be to see Haiti retaining its former status as the beacon to the rest of the Caribbean. The people of Haiti have been long-suffering, deprived of their dignity, cheated out of their natural resources, scoffed at.
During a civil war or widespread violence among different political factions within a country, negotiations for a peaceful settlement are hard-won. Sometimes, unpalatable compromises must be made. By excluding the those mainly responsible for the turmoil and violence from the Transition Council is a recipe for disaster. The violence will continue unabated.
If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.