FILS-AIMÉ AND THE HOUR OF DESTINY: POWER CHANGES HANDS
February 7, 2026. It is now official: Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé takes the reins of power and becomes the chief executive. After 22 months in power, the CPT mosaic fades, leaving behind a country found as it had been or, according to some, in an even more fragile situation.
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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February 7, 2026.
It is now official: Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé takes the reins of power and becomes the chief executive. After 22 months in power, the CPT mosaic fades, leaving behind a country found as it had been or, according to some, in an even more fragile situation. The assessment is clear.
The Haitian political class, largely represented within the CPT, missed a historic opportunity. This transition could have allowed for a change of course, restored a minimum of security, and created the conditions for credible elections. But ego clashes and personal interests dominated, making this transition one of the longest, most ineffective, and most ridiculous in the country's recent history. Today, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, emerging from this transition, finds himself at the center of power. He has the responsibility to make a difference, to restore security, and to bring the country back to constitutional order through the organization of honest and credible elections. At the helm now, there are no longer nine advisors. No more permanent quarrels, no more chaos in decision-making. A single man now leads the country, with all the responsibility that entails. One country, one history, one appointment. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is not simply the successor to the transition: he is the man capable of transforming this moment into a historic turning point. Today, he has an appointment with History.
Either he succeeds in finding a consensus with the political class and civil society to stabilize the country,
or he repeats the errors of the past — an option that the people, after more than five years of transition, would not forgive him for. This exceptional situation offers him a unique opportunity: to learn from the failures of his predecessors and to re-establish security, order, and credibility. The country expects concrete, responsible, and effective decisions from him, far from propaganda and unnecessary expenses, which already seem to foreshadow certain concerns. After more than five years of transition, the people place their hopes in Fils-Aimé. He has the possibility to transform this critical stage into a real step forward towards constitutional order and stability. May this transition, under his leadership, be the last and the decisive one. History now looks to Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. It is up to him to write the page that will make a difference for the country.
It is now official: Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé takes the reins of power and becomes the chief executive. After 22 months in power, the CPT mosaic fades, leaving behind a country found as it had been or, according to some, in an even more fragile situation. The assessment is clear.
The Haitian political class, largely represented within the CPT, missed a historic opportunity. This transition could have allowed for a change of course, restored a minimum of security, and created the conditions for credible elections. But ego clashes and personal interests dominated, making this transition one of the longest, most ineffective, and most ridiculous in the country's recent history. Today, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, emerging from this transition, finds himself at the center of power. He has the responsibility to make a difference, to restore security, and to bring the country back to constitutional order through the organization of honest and credible elections. At the helm now, there are no longer nine advisors. No more permanent quarrels, no more chaos in decision-making. A single man now leads the country, with all the responsibility that entails. One country, one history, one appointment. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is not simply the successor to the transition: he is the man capable of transforming this moment into a historic turning point. Today, he has an appointment with History.
Either he succeeds in finding a consensus with the political class and civil society to stabilize the country,
or he repeats the errors of the past — an option that the people, after more than five years of transition, would not forgive him for. This exceptional situation offers him a unique opportunity: to learn from the failures of his predecessors and to re-establish security, order, and credibility. The country expects concrete, responsible, and effective decisions from him, far from propaganda and unnecessary expenses, which already seem to foreshadow certain concerns. After more than five years of transition, the people place their hopes in Fils-Aimé. He has the possibility to transform this critical stage into a real step forward towards constitutional order and stability. May this transition, under his leadership, be the last and the decisive one. History now looks to Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. It is up to him to write the page that will make a difference for the country.
