2026-01-24

Haiti has experienced continuous political instability since the 2004 removal of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide with failed transitions in 2004 to 2006 and 2016 to 2017 establishing pattern of extended interim arrangements. The current CPT model replicates power-sharing failures that produced government paralysis in previous transitions. Constitutional reform efforts including the 2021 referendum attempt collapsed amid political violence and popular opposition.