2026-01-14
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
CARICOM established the Eminent Persons Group in February 2024 to facilitate
Haiti's political transition following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in
July 2021 and subsequent institutional collapse. The GPE has mediated between
competing political factions to establish the Transitional Presidential Council in April
2024 with a mandate initially set to expire on February 7 2026 under Article 149 of the
1987 Constitution which prohibits mandate extensions beyond specified terms.