Haiti Political: The Temptation of Power and the Hubris Syndrome at the Top of the State
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince · · 3 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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For several weeks, and even more intensely in recent hours, information has been circulating that Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is about to be dismissed and replaced. This eventuality arises less than three months before the end of the mandate of the members of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT), as defined in the Political Agreement for a Peaceful and Orderly Transition, signed on April 3, 2024, by organizations and sectors that had themselves designated their representatives.
An Open and Feverish Succession
The contenders to replace Fils-Aimé are numerous: Bernardin Audel, Bélizaire Fritz, Descartes Arnoux, Smith Magny, among other names insistently mentioned. Each has a small army of active supporters on social media, launching a real promotional campaign as if the succession were already officially open.
In this atmosphere of effervescence, the incumbent Prime Minister is treated by some as a head of government already dismissed, while the aspirants, intoxicated by the prospect of power, mobilize their support to position themselves. A Shared Failure and Fragmented Power It would be illusory to see in this situation merely a conflict of personalities. The failure of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, of the CPT as a whole, as well as the sometimes unnatural alliances that allowed their installation, now appears hardly disputable. But behind this collective failure, a struggle for influence is also at play. According to reliable sources close to the CPT, several presidential advisors would be in favor of the Prime Minister's departure in order to propel their own "protégé" to the head of the executive, a head of government likely to ensure their protection and cover their catastrophic excesses. However, as of this Friday, November 21, at 11:46 PM, as I write this article, no solid majority seemed to emerge to endorse this decision. The special majority of 5 out of 7 advisors, invented or created by the CPT, has still not been reached. Two Factions Clash Within the CPT At the heart of the CPT, two tendencies are clearly emerging:
In this atmosphere of effervescence, the incumbent Prime Minister is treated by some as a head of government already dismissed, while the aspirants, intoxicated by the prospect of power, mobilize their support to position themselves. A Shared Failure and Fragmented Power It would be illusory to see in this situation merely a conflict of personalities. The failure of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, of the CPT as a whole, as well as the sometimes unnatural alliances that allowed their installation, now appears hardly disputable. But behind this collective failure, a struggle for influence is also at play. According to reliable sources close to the CPT, several presidential advisors would be in favor of the Prime Minister's departure in order to propel their own "protégé" to the head of the executive, a head of government likely to ensure their protection and cover their catastrophic excesses. However, as of this Friday, November 21, at 11:46 PM, as I write this article, no solid majority seemed to emerge to endorse this decision. The special majority of 5 out of 7 advisors, invented or created by the CPT, has still not been reached. Two Factions Clash Within the CPT At the heart of the CPT, two tendencies are clearly emerging:
- The first, determined to appoint a new head of government as early as next week, believing that maintaining Fils-Aimé, considered a traitor, further weakens the transition.
- The second, more cautious, believes that with less than three months remaining in their mandate, the advisors cannot afford such a decision without a new political agreement, this time concluded with credible and representative sectors of national life.
