Haitian prime minister escapes dismissal
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé narrowly escaped dismissal late Wednesday.
A resolution for his dismissal had the support of five members of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT), before advisor Smith Augustin finally reversed his decision and refused to sign.
In a correspondence addressed to the members of the council, President pro tempore and coordinator of the CPT, Laurent Saint-Cyr, said he was opposed to any resolution aimed at calling into question governmental stability ahead of February 7.
This is when the council is provisionally scheduled to step down. He further denounced any attempt to rush or take major decisions without a broad, structured and truly representative dialogue of the different sectors of national life, including the diversity of political sensitivities having enjoyed, to varying degrees, electoral legitimacy proven.
“As major institutional deadlines approach for the nation, any initiative likely to fuel instability, confusion or a breakdown of trust carries serious risks for the country. Haiti cannot afford either non-concerted decisions or short-sighted political calculations,” he said.
Meanwhile, the United States (US) on Thursday warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the troubled country’s government.
In a statement posted on X, the US Embassy in Haiti wrote that, “The United States would consider that any person who supports such a destabilising initiative, which favours the gangs, would be acting against the interests of the United States, the region and the Haitian people, and will take appropriate measures accordingly.”
The US Embassy added that such a manoeuvre would undermine efforts to establish “a minimal level of security and stability” in Haiti, where gang violence is surging, and poverty is deepening.
narrowly escaped dismissal late Wednesday.
A resolution for his dismissal had the support of five members of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT), before advisor Smith Augustin finally reversed his decision and refused to sign.
In a correspondence addressed to the members of the council, President pro tempore and coordinator of the CPT, Laurent Saint-Cyr, said he was opposed to any resolution aimed at calling into question governmental stability ahead of February 7.
This is when the council is provisionally scheduled to step down. He further denounced any attempt to rush or take major decisions without a broad, structured and truly representative dialogue of the different sectors of national life, including the diversity of political sensitivities having enjoyed, to varying degrees, electoral legitimacy proven.
“As major institutional deadlines approach for the nation, any initiative likely to fuel instability, confusion or a breakdown of trust carries serious risks for the country. Haiti cannot afford either non-concerted decisions or short-sighted political calculations,” he said.
Meanwhile, the United States (US) on Thursday warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the troubled country’s government.
In a statement posted on X, the US Embassy in Haiti wrote that, “The United States would consider that any person who supports such a destabilising initiative, which favours the gangs, would be acting against the interests of the United States, the region and the Haitian people, and will take appropriate measures accordingly.”
The US Embassy added that such a manoeuvre would undermine efforts to establish “a minimal level of security and stability” in Haiti, where gang violence is surging, and poverty is deepening.
