In a landmark step to lay the groundwork for 2026 inclusive national elections, Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has formally inaugurated a countrywide training program designed to reinforce electoral security and guarantee the credibility of upcoming votes for key judicial and public authority posts. The initiative, conducted under the official oversight of Haiti’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP), aligns directly with the three core policy priorities the prime minister outlined for his administration: eliminating the threat of armed gang activity to restore national security, revitalizing Haiti’s struggling economy, and delivering free, fair, transparent, and inclusive elections by the end of the year. The first phase of the training program focuses on equipping three key stakeholder groups with the tools to uphold electoral integrity: government commissioners, justices of the peace, and uniformed personnel from both the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd’H) and the Haitian National Police (PNH). Initial training sessions are being rolled out in three strategic municipalities: Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital, Petit-Goâve, and Croix-des-Bouquets, with plans for a phased expansion that will reach all 146 of Haiti’s municipalities in the coming months. Alongside the training initiative, the Haitian government has also earmarked more than 3 billion gourdes in public funding to support participating political parties and electoral coalitions, a move designed to level the playing field for all candidates. During the launch ceremony, Prime Minister Fils-Aimé delivered a firm, uncompromising rebuke to gang activity, stressing that the Haitian state would never retreat from its duty to protect national territory and would never cede control of any region to armed criminal groups. “We will combat money laundering systematically, and we will not allow dirty money to infiltrate our electoral process and corrupt our ballot boxes,” the prime minister stated. To deliver on this promise, his administration will establish a dedicated specialized judicial unit focused on investigating and prosecuting financial crimes, with a specific mandate to block illicit financing from influencing election outcomes. The prime minister also paid public tribute to the courage and sacrifice of police and military personnel currently deployed to retake residential neighborhoods held by armed gangs, urging security forces to apply the highest level of rigor to pursuing and penalizing any violations of electoral law. Reaffirming the government’s commitment to collaborative governance throughout the electoral process, Fils-Aimé noted that all planning is being carried out in close consultation with Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), civil society organizations, and registered political parties. He closed with a solemn reminder to all electoral stakeholders of their core obligation: “You have only one leader: the Haitian people. It is to them alone that you owe loyalty, discipline, and impartiality.”