2026-01-26

The Transitional Presidential Council was established under the April 3 2024 political agreement facilitated by CARICOM following President Jovenel Moise's July 7 2021 assassination and subsequent governance vacuum. The nine-member council with seven voting members and two observers was designed to govern until February 7 2026 when elected authorities would assume power, but persistent political infighting, corruption allegations, and security deterioration have prevented electoral preparation. Previous attempts to remove Prime Minister Fils-Aime in November 2025 failed when three CPT members received US visa sanctions, establishing precedent for direct diplomatic intervention in Haiti's internal governance disputes through individual targeting of council members.