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Haiti’s Transitional Council Dissolves, Power Transfers to U.S.-Backed Prime Minister

U.S. pressure—sanctions plus offshore warships—cleared the way for Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to govern alone.

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Haitian security forces guard the Prime Minister's office and the headquarters of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), as the mandate of the transitional governing council, formed to curb gang violence and pave the way for long-delayed election, is set to end on February 7 with no succession plan in place, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 6, 2026. REUTERS/Egeder Pq Fildor/File Photo
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With the mandate of the transitional council expiring on Saturday, the current US-backed prime minister will be tasked with running Haiti's first elections in nearly a decade

Overview

  • After a nearly two-year tenure marked by infighting and corruption accusations, the nine-member council formally stepped down on Feb. 7 and handed executive authority to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé under tight security.
  • Washington endorsed Fils-Aimé’s continued tenure, warned against efforts to remove him, imposed sanctions or visa actions on several council figures, and positioned three U.S. warships in the Bay of Port-au-Prince.
  • Fils-Aimé now bears responsibility for organizing long-delayed national elections; tentative dates have been floated for August and December, though many observers doubt a credible vote can occur this year.
  • Security conditions remain dire, with U.N. data indicating gangs control roughly 90% of metropolitan Port-au-Prince and were linked to nearly 6,000 killings in 2025, alongside about 1.4 million displaced people and widespread acute food insecurity.
  • Haitian police have launched an offensive in central Port-au-Prince with support from a U.N.-backed contingent and a private security firm, even as fewer than 1,000 mainly Kenyan personnel are deployed out of an authorized 5,500.