Lapè pou Ayiti Calls on the Council of Ministers to Ensure Government Leadership After February 7, 2026

The movement « Lapè pou Ayiti » issues a direct appeal to the Council of Ministers, under the leadership of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, to fully assume the leadership of the government after February 7, 2026. The movement asks it to take the necessary measures to restore a minimum of security throughout the territory and create the essential conditions for holding free and orderly elections. According to the spokesperson, it is now up to the executive to take strong actions to put the country back on the path of institutional stability.

« Lapè pou Ayiti » held a press conference during which its spokesperson, Nélus Neruis, called for clear accountability from executive authorities as February 7, 2026, approaches. Placing security and the organization of elections at the heart of its priorities, the organization believes that the country can no longer afford to indefinitely prolong a transition deemed unproductive and destabilizing.

From the outset, the spokesperson emphasized the need for national stakeholders to unite to achieve a lasting resolution to the crisis. According to him, no viable solution can emerge without a genuine will for inclusive dialogue and convergence among political, social, and institutional forces. He argued that the current fragmentation of the political landscape weakens the state's responses to the security and humanitarian emergency.

The movement also expressed strong reservations about certain ongoing initiatives within the institutional sphere. It particularly criticized the desire of some actors to quickly appoint a judge to the Court of Cassation in the current context, believing that this choice risks further fueling mistrust and tensions. In the same vein, « Lapè pou Ayiti » denounced what it describes as an attempt by some members of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) to conduct a restricted dialogue with actors already favorable to them, with the aim of retaining power beyond February 7.

Mr. Neruis recalled the CPT's direct responsibility for the deterioration of the political and security situation, pointing to its inability to produce concrete results in the face of the crisis. While avoiding a tone of definitive rupture, the movement urges the Council not to persist in actions that, in its view, are likely to further exacerbate instability.

The press conference was also an opportunity to reaffirm the urgency of returning to constitutional order through the ballot box. The movement calls for the organization of credible elections as soon as possible to provide the country with legitimate authorities and to end a transition that, according to its leaders, is bogged down and losing all effectiveness.

Gesly Sinvilier / Le Relief