Members of the Transitional Presidential Council•©️photo : The Presidency
Port-au-Prince, 16 January 2026.- Within a month of the announced end of the term of office of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), several political parties, civil society organizations, trade unions and public figures are calling for an inclusive Interim New Governance. In a joint declaration issued on 15 January 2026, the signatories officially recognized the CPT's end of mission on 7 February 2026 and proposed the organisation of a national convention in order to identify a consensual alternative to lead the country towards stability.
Haitian political, social and citizen actors raise the tone in the face of the institutional uncertainty that surrounds after February 7th 2026. In a joint statement made public in Port-au-Prince, they state that the mandate of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) will expire on that date, in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement of 3 April 2024.
Denying any implicit extension of the CPT, the signatories say they opt for an inclusive Interim New Governance, alone in their view, to avoid an institutional vacuum and political chaos. They advocate a transition based on broad national consensus, integrating the country's political, social, moral and economic forces.
At the heart of their proposal is the holding of a National Convention under the aegis of a National Facilitation College. This mechanism would include in particular Religions for Peace for religious denominations, the CORPUHA for universities, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Haiti for the economic sector, as well as the Citizen Gathering for Civil Society.
The signatories call on all political actors to show civic responsibility, putting the nation's superior interests above partisan calculations. They also urge international partners to fulfil their commitments, in particular with regard to strengthening national security forces, which are considered essential to ensure a minimum climate of stability.
In their message to the population, the initiators of the approach invite citizens to remain vigilant and mobilized in order to accompany this initiative which they present as the only credible way to provide Haiti with political governance « reliable, legitimate and widely accepted » by the political, social and moral institutions of the country.
The declaration is signed by more than 20 political organizations, citizen movements, trade unions and public figures, including the Patriotic Consortium, civil society, the trade union, academia and the diaspora. For the initiators, the issue is clear: to achieve a consensual transition or to plunge the country back into a new phase of prolonged instability.
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