Violence-ridden Haiti in limbo as transitional council wraps upWith the mandate of the transitional council expiring on Saturday, the current US-backed prime minister will be tasked with running Haiti's first elections in nearly a decade. (Photo: AFP)PORT-AU-PRINCE - Nearly two years after it was created to restore order in impoverished, violence-ravaged Haiti, the transitional council is ending its work -- with no end to the crisis in sight. "Once again, we have the impression of being back to square one," former Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lapin told AFP. - Fear of institutional vacuum -Charged with bringing stability to the Caribbean nation, the nine-member Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) has achieved little, plagued by infighting, scandals and accusations of corruption. Meanwhile, Lapin, the former prime minister, has denounced the council members for being "incapable of freeing themselves from their personal interests."

Source: Bangkok Post February 06, 2026 22:11 UTC