On this symbolic day of February 7, a fundamental milestone in the Haitian constitutional order, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé addressed the nation solemnly following the end of the mandate of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT).

In a message imbued with gravity, responsibility, and a sense of duty to the Nation, the Head of Government recalled that February 7 embodies republican continuity, popular sovereignty, and the irreversible aspiration of the Haitian people to live in freedom, security, and dignity.

The Prime Minister commended the efforts and sacrifices made by the members of the CPT during nearly two extremely complex years, while acknowledging that the transition remains incomplete, particularly due to persistent insecurity and the impossibility of holding elections within the initially planned timeframe.

Faced with this reality, he firmly affirmed that the Republic will not succumb to discouragement or division. The mission of the transition remains clear and unchanged : to restore security, organize free, inclusive, and democratic elections, and hand over power to leaders legitimately elected by the people.

The Prime Minister reiterated the State's total commitment to the fight against insecurity. Armed gangs and their accomplices will be relentlessly pursued. The Haitian National Police (PNH) and the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd'H) will act with rigor, coordination, and continuity until complete control of the national territory is regained and peace returns to homes.

Aware of the extent of social suffering, the Prime Minister announced the immediate implementation of an emergency humanitarian plan to provide food assistance, healthcare, and shelter to the most vulnerable populations, affirming that security and dignity must go hand in hand.

In a strong appeal for national unity, he invited all the country's vital forces—political parties, civil society, the private sector, religious leaders, artists, youth, women, farmers, the general public, and the diaspora—to overcome divisions and unite around a republican pact based on the roadmap : Security; Elections; and Economic Recovery.

Also addressing the international community, the Prime Minister expressed the Haitian people's gratitude for the support already provided, while calling for a strengthened, coordinated, and sustained commitment to the country's stability and the fight against armed gangs.

In a solemn pledge made before the nation, the Head of Government assured that he would lead this decisive phase with truth, courage, firmness against terror, and humanity toward the suffering of the people, reiterating that the State would remain impartial, the guarantor of freedoms, justice, and the transparency of the electoral process.

In conclusion, he called for trust, courage, and civic vigilance, affirming that a united people never loses its way and that Haiti will rise again through unity, a sense of duty, and collective responsibility.

"The time for coming together has come. The State is reclaiming its place. Life must go on. Haiti will not perish."

HL/ HaitiLibre