Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council has handed power to U.S.-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime after almost two years of tumultuous governance marked by rampant gang violence that has left thousands dead.
The transfer of power between the nine-member transitional council and 54-year-old businessman Fils-Aime took place on Saturday under tight security, given Haiti’s unstable political climate.
In late January, several members of the council said they were seeking to remove Fils-Aime, leading the United States to announce visa revocations for four unidentified council members and a cabinet minister.
Days before the council was dissolved, the U.S. deployed a warship and two U.S. coastguard boats to waters near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, where gangs control 90 percent of the territory.
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Haiti’s Transitional Council Hands Power to U.S.-Backed Prime Minister
02/07/2026
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