The recent tweet from presidential advisor Emmanuel Vertilaire publicly reminding Fritz Alphonse Jean that he is not the President of the Republic and cannot exercise political authority alone highlights the tensions that will ultimately undermine the Transitional Presidential Council. Already nearly devoid of vitality—if it ever had any—the nine-branched tree that is the Council will wither and fall if the rising wind turns into a storm. The stone thrown into the pond by the representative of the Pitit Dessalines party at the new coordinator has created a breach in the Council’s façade, through which all those harboring long-held grievances will come rushing in.

Upon closer observation, one reality stands out. The dividing line among the Council’s voting members is not only political but also sociological. On one side, the group of four—Edgar Leblanc, Fritz Alphonse Jean, Leslie Voltaire, and Laurent St-Cyr—all come from the upper middle class. On the other, there are those of petite bourgeoisie origin: Emmanuel Vertilaire, Louis Gérald Gilles, and Smith Augustin. This boundary is not artificial; it reflects two worldviews that, if perception proves accurate, will result in a deep and lasting fracture.