The Montana Hotel in Pétion-Ville was, on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the scene of an unusual burst of political activity. Around midday, members of the monitoring committee for the inter-Haitian dialogue—set up at the initiative of three members of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT)—were receiving application files for admission to a three-member presidential college and for the position of Prime Minister. The atmosphere, captured in images that quickly went viral on social media, reflected the sense of urgency surrounding this new political phase.

“Prime ministers coming to submit their documents, step forward. President? Prime minister? Another president. One person at a time,” a committee member called out to regulate the crowd. The candidates, visibly determined, were taking the process very seriously. The committee members, for their part, demonstrated rigor and discipline, embodied by a woman in a blue blouse, deeply involved in the process, whose images circulated widely on social media.