HAITI 2026: THE HORROR OF THE VOIDBy Emmanuel Ménard

2026, which I call 'the year of possibility,' will mark the fifth anniversary of President Jovenel Moïse's assassination. The Republic no longer has elected officials at any level of State power. In twenty working days, the curtain will fall on the Transitional Presidential Council after a painful and catastrophic experience. Haiti will have wasted twenty-two long months, and the public treasury has borne the cost of one of the most expensive administrations in history. Despite everything, my high sense of statehood and my deep respect for the presidential institution impose a protocolary restraint on me regarding the members of the TPC who are stepping down; they have served the Republic, and history will judge them. Good luck, Madam and Gentlemen of the TPC! Forty years since the collapse of the Duvalier regime on February 7, 1986, and eighty years after the 'five glorious days,' the revolt of January 7-11, 1946, against a segregationist power, the abiotic conditions of the population have not changed, and the overall situation of the country has deteriorated. In both cases, the revolution did not take place. Political adventurers from the right and left have always diverted popular democratic struggles.
Today, the political, economic, and security miasma left by the TPC further jeopardizes the very existence of the Republic.
Certain terrorist groups and certain leaders of the state-private establishment are becoming objective allies, profiting from permanent instability and enriching themselves through a criminal economy fueled by drugs, organ trafficking, human trafficking, smuggling, and the occult international financing of revisionist organizations and radical fundamentalists. In the current state of the situation bequeathed by the TPC, Haiti risks three major catastrophes:

1. The takeover of power by armed gangs by proxy through the ballot box.
2. ⁠The renewal of the TPC in power with official candidates at all levels: from local authorities to presidential elections.
3. ⁠The placement of the country under International Protectorate due to a threat to regional security and the direct interests of Western neighbors.

Faced with this grimacing specter and considering the volume of proposals emanating from different sectors, I reiterate these recommendations already made by the political pole Patriotic Consortium:

1. Organize a Political Conference with the organized Poles to replace the TPC.
2. ⁠Negotiate with international partners the acceleration of the implementation of commitments made for the strengthening of national security forces and the deployment of the FRG.
3. ⁠Develop a realistic transition roadmap to reach elections.

Meanwhile, upon the departure of the TPC members on February 7, 2026, in the name of the continuity of the State, through the Council of Ministers, the resigning government will ensure the liquidation of current affairs.
Given the urgency, I call on all Haitian actors to political pragmatism and to rise patriotically to the challenges of the hour.
Salus populi suprema lex esto! Dr. Emmanuel Ménard
January 9, 2026