Around Thirty Political Groups Acknowledge Government's Failure and Offer Alternative for the Country
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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In a joint statement released this Wednesday, May 14, 2025, around thirty political parties and organizations, including RDNP, Lòd Demokratik, Debout citoyen, AGIR, MORN, CADDHO, Accord Le Plaza, etc., inform the Haitian population and international organizations accredited in Haiti that they have decided to combine their efforts to offer a credible governance alternative to replace the transitional presidential council.
According to these organizations and political parties signatory to the statement, the year of the transitional presidential council's rule has been catastrophic. It has been marked by amateurism, corruption scandals, and successive hesitations. «It is now undeniable that the CPT has failed. The current team has not been able to fulfill the main missions it had set for itself,» these political structures write, painting a damning picture of the country's security and humanitarian situation.
Furthermore, these entities, whose ultimate goal is to seize power, reaffirm their commitment to a bicameral executive, composed of a president from the Court of Cassation and a Prime Minister at the head of a restricted government of public salvation and results. They commit to presenting to the nation on May 20, the day of the promulgation of the 1805 constitution by Jean Jacques Dessalines, a transitional governance plan.
This plan will prioritize: the re-establishment of political security and the revival of socio-economic life throughout the territory. They therefore urge the members of the transitional presidential council to prepare for a dignified and honorable exit, by handing over, without delay and peacefully, the reins of power to the Court of Cassation, guarantor of republican legitimacy. During his visit to France last January, the then-president of the CPT, Leslie Voltaire, announced that the constitutional referendum should take place on May 11, while elections should be held in mid-November 2025. This date was not respected by the government. Not even a note from the CPT or the provisional electoral council was published to provide explanations to the population that day. So when will the constitutional referendum and elections take place in the country? Will the transitional presidential council withdraw from leading the country as demanded by political organizations, considering that its mandate ends on February 7, 2026? By Gedeon Delva
This plan will prioritize: the re-establishment of political security and the revival of socio-economic life throughout the territory. They therefore urge the members of the transitional presidential council to prepare for a dignified and honorable exit, by handing over, without delay and peacefully, the reins of power to the Court of Cassation, guarantor of republican legitimacy. During his visit to France last January, the then-president of the CPT, Leslie Voltaire, announced that the constitutional referendum should take place on May 11, while elections should be held in mid-November 2025. This date was not respected by the government. Not even a note from the CPT or the provisional electoral council was published to provide explanations to the population that day. So when will the constitutional referendum and elections take place in the country? Will the transitional presidential council withdraw from leading the country as demanded by political organizations, considering that its mandate ends on February 7, 2026? By Gedeon Delva
