The country now has a dual executive structure following the interlude of Ariel Henry, who served as both Prime Minister and President of the Republic. Some attributed the inertia of his administration to the absence of a bicameral executive. The voices calling for a dual executive have been heeded. Instead of a single president, there is now a nine-member Presidential Council. It is not an exaggeration to suggest that we have swung from one extreme to another. It seems Haiti has so many problems that a single president cannot solve them all.

The coming weeks and months will tell whether those who devised the plural Presidential Council were right or wrong. For now, we observe authorities searching for their roles and missions. Recently, it seemed the government was taking center stage, relegating the Presidential Transition Council (CPT) to the background. The trip of Prime Minister Garry Conille and some government members to the United States was the straw that broke the camel’s back for the CPT. Reports suggest a "letter of reprimand" from the CPT to the head of government and a meeting early in the week between the two branches of the executive to clarify roles.