The Imminent Departure: A Finished Didier, a Wavering CPT
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 4 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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Port-au-Prince burns, Canapé-Vert resists, and the machetes of anger cut through the air in front of the Villa d’Accueil and the Prime Minister's residence. On March 19, 2025, the people cried out their frustration, and it is time for us, Haitians, to face the truth: the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) and its puppet, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, have betrayed us. They ousted Garry Conille, a Prime Minister who, despite his flaws, embodied a glimmer of hope, to impose an incompetent businessman, a Didier who did nothing but watch the “Viv Ansanm” gangs devour our country. Here's why their fall is inevitable – and why their last chance at redemption is a mirage.
1. A Finished Didier, a Dying CPT
Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is a politically dead man. The residents of Canapé-Vert, machetes in hand, are not alone in saying it: every neighborhood ravaged by gangs screams his name like a curse. The CPT, these nine self-proclaimed guardians of the transition, might well abandon him to save their own skin. But who still believes in their legitimacy? In November 2024, they orchestrated a classic coup d'état against Conille, a Prime Minister who at least had the will to confront insecurity. In his place, they handed the keys to the Prime Minister's Office to Didier, a man whose only merit seemed to be his address book in the plush private sector salons. The result? A resounding failure. If Didier leaves, it will be an admission: the CPT bet on the wrong horse. 2. A Providential Replacement? A Waking Dream
The CPT could survive by finding a new Prime Minister, a man or woman capable of inspiring public trust and making the “Viv Ansanm” gangs tremble. But where is this savior? Popular trust is a treasure plundered by decades of broken promises. As for the gangs, they laugh at the bullets of the Multinational Mission and the hollow speeches of our leaders. Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier and his henchmen will not bend before a well-tailored suit or fiery rhetoric. It would take a titan, a leader with an irreproachable past and an iron grip. Is the CPT, divided and corrupt, capable of finding such a person? Allow me to doubt it. 3. The CPT's Last Card: A Lost Bet from the Start
If these nine councilors find a miracle, it will be their ultimate chance not to sink into oblivion – or worse, into popular vengeance. But their record is an open wound: they ousted Conille, a respected technocrat, to impose Didier, a symbol of the disconnected elite. This “coup” was not a vision for Haiti, but a scheme with a segment of the private sector eager to protect its privileges. Today, their creature escapes them, and Didier's failure is their failure. A new competent Prime Minister could temporarily absolve them, but their original sin – this putsch against Conille – remains etched in collective memory. 4. The Private Sector: Accomplice to a Disaster
Let's talk about this private sector that pushed Didier into the Prime Minister's Office. These gentlemen in suits believed that one of their own, a former president of the Chamber of Commerce, would restore order and profits. What an illusion! Didier not only failed to quell the gangs; he exposed the moral bankruptcy of an elite that prefers to negotiate with the powerful rather than defend the people. His failures are theirs: governance for the rich, by the rich, while Port-au-Prince collapses under bullets and cries. 5. A People Alone Facing Chaos
And what is left for us? The Multinational Mission flounders, the Americans watch from afar, and the “Viv Ansanm” gangs dictate their law. The CPT and Didier have left us exposed to this storm. Conille, despite his limitations, had a plan, an international stature, a will. To snatch power from him for an inept Didier was more than a mistake: it was a crime against Haiti. Today, a void looms. If a new Prime Minister emerges, he will need more than courage – he will need miracles, weapons, and a people ready to follow him. But does this people, exhausted by betrayals, still believe in its leaders? A Resurgence or the Fall
The CPT and Didier played with fire, and now the flames are licking at their heels. Didier's departure is a matter of days, but the CPT's survival depends on an improbable gamble: a leader who rallies the crowds and breaks the gangs. Without that, they will fall, taking with them the last vestiges of an already moribund transition. Haiti deserves better than an ousted Conille and a useless Didier. Haiti deserves a resurgence. But who will dare to lead it? The time for illusions is over – it's time for action, or chaos.
Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is a politically dead man. The residents of Canapé-Vert, machetes in hand, are not alone in saying it: every neighborhood ravaged by gangs screams his name like a curse. The CPT, these nine self-proclaimed guardians of the transition, might well abandon him to save their own skin. But who still believes in their legitimacy? In November 2024, they orchestrated a classic coup d'état against Conille, a Prime Minister who at least had the will to confront insecurity. In his place, they handed the keys to the Prime Minister's Office to Didier, a man whose only merit seemed to be his address book in the plush private sector salons. The result? A resounding failure. If Didier leaves, it will be an admission: the CPT bet on the wrong horse. 2. A Providential Replacement? A Waking Dream
The CPT could survive by finding a new Prime Minister, a man or woman capable of inspiring public trust and making the “Viv Ansanm” gangs tremble. But where is this savior? Popular trust is a treasure plundered by decades of broken promises. As for the gangs, they laugh at the bullets of the Multinational Mission and the hollow speeches of our leaders. Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier and his henchmen will not bend before a well-tailored suit or fiery rhetoric. It would take a titan, a leader with an irreproachable past and an iron grip. Is the CPT, divided and corrupt, capable of finding such a person? Allow me to doubt it. 3. The CPT's Last Card: A Lost Bet from the Start
If these nine councilors find a miracle, it will be their ultimate chance not to sink into oblivion – or worse, into popular vengeance. But their record is an open wound: they ousted Conille, a respected technocrat, to impose Didier, a symbol of the disconnected elite. This “coup” was not a vision for Haiti, but a scheme with a segment of the private sector eager to protect its privileges. Today, their creature escapes them, and Didier's failure is their failure. A new competent Prime Minister could temporarily absolve them, but their original sin – this putsch against Conille – remains etched in collective memory. 4. The Private Sector: Accomplice to a Disaster
Let's talk about this private sector that pushed Didier into the Prime Minister's Office. These gentlemen in suits believed that one of their own, a former president of the Chamber of Commerce, would restore order and profits. What an illusion! Didier not only failed to quell the gangs; he exposed the moral bankruptcy of an elite that prefers to negotiate with the powerful rather than defend the people. His failures are theirs: governance for the rich, by the rich, while Port-au-Prince collapses under bullets and cries. 5. A People Alone Facing Chaos
And what is left for us? The Multinational Mission flounders, the Americans watch from afar, and the “Viv Ansanm” gangs dictate their law. The CPT and Didier have left us exposed to this storm. Conille, despite his limitations, had a plan, an international stature, a will. To snatch power from him for an inept Didier was more than a mistake: it was a crime against Haiti. Today, a void looms. If a new Prime Minister emerges, he will need more than courage – he will need miracles, weapons, and a people ready to follow him. But does this people, exhausted by betrayals, still believe in its leaders? A Resurgence or the Fall
The CPT and Didier played with fire, and now the flames are licking at their heels. Didier's departure is a matter of days, but the CPT's survival depends on an improbable gamble: a leader who rallies the crowds and breaks the gangs. Without that, they will fall, taking with them the last vestiges of an already moribund transition. Haiti deserves better than an ousted Conille and a useless Didier. Haiti deserves a resurgence. But who will dare to lead it? The time for illusions is over – it's time for action, or chaos.
