DDuring a telephone conversation, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, responsible for planning and the United States’ project to establish any kind of Presidential Transitional Council (PTC) in Haiti, spoke to the President of Guyana and current President of CARICOM, Mr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, to learn about the evolution and state of health of the actors involved in the establishment of the Presidential Transitional Council.
The President of Caricom undoubtedly explained to him the problems faced, among others, with the allies of former Prime Minister Ariel Henry, a member of the council in the making who in a letter dated March 31, 2024 announced that he would abandon the CPT to preferably recommend a judge of the court of cassation to be the provisional president.
“We believe that Caricom and the partner countries which support these initiatives have sinned and jeopardized all the chances of success of their approach, by being content only to have the concept of this council of 7 members and 2 observers accepted, without take the trouble to obtain that the stakeholders formally sign an agreement on its mission, its organization, its operation and the duration of its mandate” wrote the political parties allied to the resigning Prime Minister.
Such a turnaround would not suit the United States, although a judge from the Court of Cassation would not be an obstacle to the continuation of imperialist domination of the country. And the United States for its part to force the Haitian Conze to a consensus threatens to resort to a plan B to form the next transitional power in Haiti.
Contrary to the actions of the allies of former Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the political party Les Engagés pour le Développement (EDE), during a press conference held on Monday April 1, 2024, launched a 72-hour ultimatum to the resigning government to appoint members of the Presidential Council.
Does this explain that the government would be in complicity with the allies of the December 21 Agreement to delay the council in order to facilitate the appointment of a president from the Court of Cassation? According to the statements of Oneless Francisque “They want to pass power to a judge who is in their pay in order to continue to enjoy the privileges of the State, to squander the resources of the State. The rest of the government clearly shows its desire to boycott the Presidential Council”
Thus, to avoid any uncertainties hovering over the installation of the presidential council, during his meeting with the President of Caricom, American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed the firm support of the United States for the Presidential Transition Council and reassured also that the deployment of the Multinational Security Support Mission will take place.
