ALLIANCE VERTIÈRES presents its proposal for the transition

The statement is a bombshell in the already overloaded Haitian political landscape. Maître Senat Jean Michelin, speaking at the Alliance VERTIÈRES press conference this Tuesday, January 13, 2026, summarized the profound crisis stifling the nation by declaring: “We are experiencing a crisis of impunity, a generalized crisis, a moral and institutional crisis.” His impactful and symbolic intervention shed a harsh light on the existential dilemma facing Haiti as the country approaches February 7, 2026, the scheduled end date of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT).

The core of his message touches on sovereignty and collective dignity. “How can we understand a country that, since its independence 222 years ago, is only now learning that the Act of Independence is hidden far away?”

This rhetorical question points to a loss of memory and control over the nation's founding symbols. It culminates in a burning question about foreign interference: “How can we understand that for elections to be held in the country, it is foreigners who lead them!?”

Faced with this severe assessment, Alliance Vertière issues a clear patriotic call: “leave the country, it is with the country's children that the country will move forward.”

Specifically, the collective proposes a solution drawn from the 1987 Constitution: after the departure of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), a judge from the Court of Cassation should be chosen to lead the interim, steer the transition, and organize free elections.

This proposal is part of an intense and unresolved national debate. While the CPT has stated that it “will leave” on February 7 because it will “no longer be legitimate,” the country finds itself on the brink of an institutional vacuum.

Other voices propose “National Salvation Governments” led by civilians and a “Council of Elders.” The international community, particularly CARICOM and the United States, for its part, urges Haitians to find a consensus, while supporting an international security force whose very presence fuels the feeling of interference denounced by Maître Senat.

The urgency is real. Without clear and accepted executive authority after February 7, Haiti risks sinking into even deeper chaos, where rampant insecurity and political instability would feed each other.

The question posed by Alliance Vertière is therefore fundamental: Can Haiti finally find within itself, among “its children,” the strength to forge its own path out of the crisis, or will it continue to be the stage for a scenario where solutions are perceived as externally imposed? The answer, or lack thereof, will unfold in the coming days and will define the country's destiny for years to come. The countdown has begun.

Jean Wesley Pierre/ Le Relief