Haiti-Political Transition: The December 4th Collective Urges the Prime Minister to Establish a Chamber of Control

PORT-AU-PRINCE.— In a context of executive power recomposition marked by the withdrawal of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) and the end of the bicameral executive arrangement, the December 4th, 2013 Collective calls on Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to immediately establish a Chamber of Control of the Transition (CCT).

In an official correspondence addressed to the head of government, the Collective believes that the establishment of a now single-headed governance places the Executive in an exceptional situation, fraught with responsibilities and risks for institutional balance. Citing the prolonged absence of functional constitutional institutions, the generalized crisis of confidence, and persistent threats to national sovereignty, the organization asserts that it is urgent to provide the country with a credible mechanism for democratic regulation.

Already made public on January 22, 2026, in collaboration with several civil society organizations, including the Order of Human Rights Defenders (ORDEDH), the proposal to create a Chamber of Control of the Transition is intended, according to its proponents, to be a structural rather than a circumstantial response. The stated objective: to prevent abuses linked to the prolonged concentration of executive powers and to establish institutional safeguards adapted to the transitional period.

The Collective particularly warns against the risks inherent in the concentration of ministries, especially sovereign ones, under the direct authority of a single individual. Such a configuration, even if dictated by exceptional circumstances, could weaken control mechanisms, increase areas of opacity, and expose the State to abuses detrimental to the general interest, it argues.

The Chamber of Control of the Transition would be designed as a structured democratic space, dedicated to monitoring and evaluating governmental action. It would aim to strengthen transparency, accountability, and citizen participation. By requiring ministers and senior officials to publicly account for their decisions, the use of public resources, and the results obtained, the CCT would, according to the Collective, contribute to restoring trust between the State and the population.

Beyond its control function, this body would also be called upon to serve as a permanent framework for dialogue between the government and the nation's vital forces. It could, according to its proponents, prevent social tensions and defuse potential legitimacy crises by embedding governmental action in a dynamic of listening and responsibility.

Addressing the Prime Minister directly, the Collective emphasizes that history will remember the choice he makes in this pivotal period: to govern without sufficient institutional counterweights or to opt for transparency and democratic control. The establishment of the CCT would, in its words, constitute a strong signal in favor of the moralization of public life and the protection of the nation's higher interests.