After forming the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) last April, CARICOM has once again been approached by Haitian actors to replace members on the CPT. The EDE party confirmed to Le Nouvelliste that it has already submitted the name of Claude Édouard to CARICOM as a replacement for Smith Augustin. Representatives of the December 21 Accord informed the newspaper that negotiations are underway to replace Louis Gérald Gilles on the CPT, with Marjory Michel or Vikerson Garnier as potential candidates.

"We have already sent the name of Professor Claude Édouard to CARICOM as a presidential advisor to replace Smith Augustin. Augustin is a former presidential advisor. We respect him and wish him well in his new professional endeavors," said a highly influential member of the EDE political party to Le Nouvelliste.