Within the CPT, internal contradictions and fierce power struggles provide ample fodder for speculation. Presidential advisors, either deliberately or under pressure, speak to the press. On and off the record, they describe the maneuvers of their peers, reportedly laced, according to U.S. sources, with attempts at corruption aimed at ousting Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé.

Fritz Alphonse Jean has denied that money was offered to replace Prime Minister Fils-Aimé. He readily points to the “concerns” expressed within society that two defectors from the private sector—whose mafioso faction is blamed for the current chaos—might end up controlling the Executive Branch.