With Haiti’s Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) facing an imminent expiration of its mandate on February 7, 2026, without having accomplished its core objectives, the nation confronts a severe governance crisis. The Civil Society Initiative (ICS) has intervened with a critical proposal to prevent a dangerous power vacuum that could exacerbate the country’s existing security collapse and institutional fragility.
According to the foundational April 3, 2024 Agreement, the CPT’s authority is constitutionally prohibited from extending beyond the February deadline. The council has demonstrably failed to achieve its primary missions: restoring national security, revitalizing the crippled economy, conducting constitutional revisions, and organizing democratic elections.
The ICS’s framework document, titled ‘Proposal for Completing the Transition,’ outlines an emergency consultation process to establish a new transitional governance structure. This plan advocates for a 17-member deliberative assembly, to be chaired by the CPT’s current coordinator, designed to include broad national representation. Its composition would extend beyond traditional politics to incorporate delegates from business federations, labor unions, agricultural sectors, religious organizations, women’s groups, human rights advocates, and regional representatives from the Great North, Great South, and the Haitian Diaspora.
A cornerstone of the proposal is the selection of an interim President from either civil society or high-ranking state institutions like the Court of Cassation or ULCC, emphasizing competence and credibility over political affiliation. Similarly, the Prime Minister position would be filled by either the current officeholder—to maintain continuity in security operations—or another qualified civil society figure. Crucially, the plan explicitly excludes members of political parties from these roles to ensure impartiality in future electoral processes.
The proposed timeline targets the swearing-in of a newly elected president by February 7, 2027. The interim executive leadership and deliberative assembly would conduct comprehensive evaluations of current ministerial positions to determine necessary replacements. This initiative, formally endorsed by ICS General Coordinator Lionel Rabel and Executive Director Rosny Desroches, represents a civilian-led effort to navigate Haiti through its most severe institutional crisis in recent history.