2026-02-10

While international actors achieved rapid consensus domestic political forces are mobilizing opposition to PM Fils-Aime sole executive authority based on constitutional legitimacy concerns. The Kolektif Tet Ansanm pou Ayiti issued a formal note on February 8 that accepted the transfer of power to the Council of Ministers as factual reality but warned the PM against toute gouvernance unilaterale. KTA called for immediate launch of genuine inter-Haitian dialogue capable of bringing together all political social and economic forces. The collective identified three priority areas security restoration political stabilization and organization of credible elections while explicitly threatening that any attempt at isolated governance would risk aggravating the crisis and compromising chances of stability. KTA represents significant political weight as it includes Rescapes pour l'Avenir under Tarly Guirand and Mouvement pour la Sauvegarde de la Democratie under Lickel Pierre. Their February 10, 2026 February 8 statement provides the template for domestic opposition messaging focusing not on rejecting Fils-Aime authority but demanding participatory governance mechanisms. AlterPresse published analytical pieces on February 10 characterizing the post-CPT period as entering new phase of transition with deep structural uncertainty. Observers cited by AlterPresse assessed that Fils-Aime exercise of executive power manque de la legitimite populaire indispensable creating vulnerability to political challenge. The most direct legal challenge came from lawyer Marc Sony Charles who declared Fils-Aime current decisions contrary to the Constitution and constituting criminal infractions. Charles argued the CPT retains legal competence to proceed with his dismissal despite having dissolved and warned that if Fils-Aime persists he will have to answer for his acts before competent authorities. While this legal argument is unlikely to gain traction given CPT dissolution and overwhelming international backing it signals that domestic legal challenges will be recurring feature of interim period. The absence of functioning legislature or constitutional court weakens any judicial check on executive power. The rival Collegue Presidentiel established by OMLAP RAMICOH APN and other organizations issued no new communique or public action in this 24-hour cycle. The absence of any international endorsement for the Collegue combined with consolidated support for Fils-Aime significantly diminishes its near-term viability. However the Collegue proposed 15-month transition with two commissions remains potential alternative framework if Fils-Aime governance falters or security situation deteriorates. At least five competing political groups were engaged in post-CPT discussions as of early February indicating significant fragmentation among opposition forces.