Government Formation Stalled by Personal Interests

As the Haitian population sinks deeper into an unprecedented humanitarian and security crisis, political leaders are entangled in internal power struggles over control of the future government. For weeks, negotiations to form a leadership team have faltered due to deep divisions among key decision-makers.

Presidential advisors, who are supposed to facilitate a successful transition, are split into two irreconcilable factions. One side aims to monopolize strategic positions, while the other firmly opposes what it sees as a blatant power grab. In the midst of this standoff, Prime Minister Didier Fils-Aimé is also pushing for appointments that would benefit him, further complicating the situation.

This institutional paralysis is cause for alarm. It threatens to plunge the country into yet another transition—an ironic twist in a period already described as a “transition within a transition.” Personal ambitions and political agendas appear to take precedence over the nation’s urgent needs, leaving the population to fend for itself.

In the streets, anger is growing. Citizens, caught between gang violence and the collapse of public services, are denouncing the leaders’ inaction. “They fight over positions while we die under gunfire,” lamented a Port-au-Prince resident.

The current deadlock once again highlights the Haitian political class’s inability to come together to address the country’s immense challenges. As conditions deteriorate, history appears to repeat itself: personal interests prevail, and the people continue to pay the ultimate price.