2026-02-27
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Haiti's institutional architecture entered a zone of friction on February 27 as the Provisional Electoral
Council publicly rejected any mandate to administer the constitutional referendum envisioned by the
National Pact's Article 12, exposing a foundational gap between the Pact's electoral ambitions and
the CEP's legal authority. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime returned from the 50th CARICOM
summit reaffirming security as the overriding national priority, while the installation of new fiscal
leadership at the Ministry of Finance and the DGI signals a revenue modernization push. The Gang
Suppression Force first contingents remain confirmed for April 1, 2026. Stakeholders must monitor
whether the CEP-Pact friction escalates into a formal institutional impasse that disrupts the August
30 electoral timeline.