Early on the morning of Thursday, January 22, 2026, Smith Augustin shared a WhatsApp message with the newspaper stating: “Four other colleagues and I have signed in favor of the Prime Minister’s revocation.”

Asked—again via WhatsApp—about the choice of a possible replacement for Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, Smith Augustin had not yet responded, even as several names are circulating regarding the replacement of the current Prime Minister.