Two months after the departure of Haiti’s de facto prime minister, it is still unclear when there will be a functioning government.
The members of the Presidential Transitional Council do not seem to be in a hurry to act to resolve this complex crisis which is pushing Haiti into misery, violence and despair.
Installed since last Thursday, April 24, the Presidential Council has walled itself in a worrying silence while the population expected, from the swearing-in of these new leaders, clear signals in its quest for a conducive security environment to the resumption of economic, social and educational activities.
The election to appoint a coordinator of the Presidential Council has been constantly postponed, due to lack of agreement between the stakeholders who seem more inclined to demand a larger share of the pie than to take measures to alleviate the suffering of a population confronted with the terror of criminal and barbaric gangs.
If the simple choice of a coordinator is so complicated, what should we expect when the time comes to appoint a prime minister and form a ministerial cabinet or even a CEP without legal and constitutional power to hold a referendum? Is this Council not in danger of imploding even before having to make difficult decisions to tackle those mainly responsible for insecurity and corruption?
Will we witness pitched battles for the formation of the Electoral Council, a key body to control to guarantee the next five-year term?
The situation requires a responsible attitude from politicians, but they do not seem to live up to the hopes of Haitians.
Elensky question
