2026-02-02

Political parties should prioritize immediate transition consensus over perfect architecture as February 7 deadline leaves no time for prolonged negotiations. International organizations should pre-position flexibility to work with interim authorities February 7-forward likely PM Fils-Aime continuation while advocating for rapid consensus. CPT members should recognize personal corruption vulnerabilities post-mandate and negotiate immunity provisions in transition accord rather than attempting mandate extension. Civil society actors should focus dialogue on concrete decision-making authority for February 7-forward government rather than ideological purity on composition. Electoral timeline should be explicitly conditioned on measurable security benchmarks rather than aspirational dates detached from 80-90 percent gang territorial control reality. CONFIDENCE High confidence based on official institutional reporting.