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Haiti is once again left in limbo after the dissolution of the Transitional Presidential Council, created to try to resolve the power vacuum left by the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021. With thousands of murders, massive displacements and allegations of corruption, is it possible to politically stabilize the Caribbean country? We analyze this scenario in El Debate on France 24.

The expiration of the mandate of the Presidential Council leaves Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as the sole leader of the Executive, in the midst of one of the deepest crises in Haiti's recent history.

The organization, made up of nine leaders since 2024, has failed to contain gang violence or strengthen institutions.

Since 2022, more than 16,000 murders have been recorded, nearly 6,000 last year alone. Additionally, around one in ten Haitians has been displaced due to insecurity.

Added to the governance crisis were allegations of corruption within the Council itself, which further weakened citizen confidence. Meanwhile, violence continues to expand and the institutional vacuum raises questions about the country's immediate future.

In this complex social and political context, we ask ourselves in El Debate: Is it impossible to achieve political stabilization in Haiti?

According to Juanita Goebertus, director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch, for there to be free elections in Haiti, real security conditions must first exist.

“The security crisis in Haiti is real and these are not excuses: 17 massacres have been recorded in 2025 alone; the United Nations documents 1,753 cases of sexual violence committed by gangs, and more than 1.4 million people have been displaced, half of them children,” Juanita Goebertus, director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch.

According to Goebertus, the electoral calendar foresees a first round in August and a second in December, with results in January.

“But this schedule can only be met if an effective strategy that protects the population from gangs is implemented as soon as possible.”

Leslie Voltaire Anglade, former president of the Presidential Transition Council, acknowledges that “the magnitude of the violence and the capacity of urban armed groups were underestimated,” preventing the elections from taking place as planned.

He points out that, although the advance of the gangs was contained in some areas, it was not possible to dismantle them due to a lack of troops. “The United Nations committed to sending 2,500 soldiers, but only about 1,000 arrived,” he says.

Voltaire also referred to the humanitarian situation that the country must face given the recent decisions of the United States regarding immigration policy.

"The measures adopted by the Trump Administration constitute political interference in Haiti. Among them, the decision to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian citizens, which could imply the return of nearly 400,000 people who were in the United States requesting asylum or protection,": Leslie Voltaire Anglade

During the broadcast, the guests refer to the tension over the political legitimacy of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and the weight that the United States could have on his continuity as prime minister.

Also, they delve into the structural challenges in terms of disarmament and criminal investigation and the need to guarantee the protection of the human rights of the civilian population in the midst of these interventions and finally, the role of the international community to support a sustainable institutional solution and prevent Haiti from deepening its crisis.

Joining us in this broadcast from Port-au-Prince and Bogotá:

Leslie Voltaire Anglade, former president of the Presidential Transition Council.

Juanita Goebertus, director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch.

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