Jean Michel Rabbit
Port-au-Prince, May 8, 2026.- Former Prime Minister Jean Michel Lapin severely criticized the current management of the executive power, which he described as « fiasco ». Invited to the show Panel Magik on Magik 9 this Friday, May 8, 2026, he questioned in particular the functioning of the Primature, the concentration of powers around Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, as well as the budget proposed by the Provisional Electoral Council for the organisation of the next elections.
During the interview, Jean Michel Lapin explained that several political actors had expressed reservations about the new governance framework. In his view, some proposals were aimed, inter alia, at limiting the powers of the Prime Minister over time and at strengthening the control of public expenditure by the Superior Court of Auditors and Administrative Disputes in order to prevent the risk of corruption.
The former head of government claims that these safeguards have not been fully integrated, thus paving the way for excessive concentration of power. He felt that, after several months at the head of government, the expected results were still not visible, particularly in terms of public governance and the management of the national crisis.
Jean Michel Lapin also denounced what he considers to be a centralisation of decisions at the level of the Primature, to the detriment of sectoral ministries. According to him, this method undermines government action and reduces the ability of ministers to act effectively in their respective fields.
The former Prime Minister also focused on the electoral budget initially proposed by the CEP, estimated at over US$250 million. He indicated that several budget lines had been identified as excessive or unjustified, including travel, security and some administrative services.
According to him, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, as well as the Primature had to intervene to revise certain forecasts downwards in order to adapt the budget to the financial reality of the Haitian State.
For Jean Michel Lapin, the success of the electoral process will depend above all on better management of public resources, more effective coordination between institutions and governance capable of meeting the expectations of the population.
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