Just as there was no handbook or ready-made formula for replacing Ariel Henry in power, there is none for replacing the Presidential Transitional Council. Unable to restore security in the country in 15 months, the failure of this transition is acknowledged by nearly everyone — including CPT members themselves. If there is one point on which members of the sectors represented on the Council agree, it is that this body cannot survive beyond February 7, 2026. Some even believe it should be dismantled well before that date.

“The CPT’s failure is acknowledged,” said Édouard Joël Vorbe of Fanmi Lavalas, represented on the presidential council by Leslie Voltaire. “We cannot lie to the population. If we want free, fair, democratic, and inclusive elections, it will not be before February 7,” he added in an interview with Le Nouvelliste on Tuesday.