2026-02-01
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Haiti has operated without a functioning parliament since January 2020 when legislative terms
expired without elections. President Jovenel Moise ruled by decree until his assassination in July
2021. The Transitional Presidential Council was established in April 2024 following a political
agreement brokered by CARICOM after Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned under pressure
during a February and March 2024 gang uprising. The CPT represents Haiti's fourth transitional
governance framework since 2004.