It was never a question of if but rather of when the CEP would announce the first changes to the electoral calendar, synonymous with an extension of the transition period without a set expiration date. The CEP, given the task of conducting a constitutional referendum decided by the Pact for Stability and Elections, informed, in a statement on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, that it “is currently working on harmonizing the December 1, 2025 electoral decree with the provisions of Articles 12 and 14 of the Pact.” “A process that significantly impacts the electoral calendar,” the council emphasized.
It is unknown whether the CEP acted under pressure or not. But things are clear regarding the electoral calendar. For now, excluding any consideration of the security situation. The lower Artibonite is running at the pace of repeated massacres, and in the West, there is no significant improvement in security,
It is not known whether the CEP acted under duress or not. But things are clear regarding the electoral calendar. Apart from this, for the moment, there is no consideration of the security situation. Lower Artibonite is operating at the pace of repeated massacres, and in the West, there is no significant improvement in security that would suggest the possibility of holding electoral activities in complete peace. It now remains to be seen whether these changes to the calendar will extend beyond February 7, 2027, a date whose political and symbolic significance is well known.
Marking a turning point
On March 24, 2026, in “Are the Elections Already Receding?”, Frantz Duval, editor-in-chief and columnist at Le Nouvelliste, noted the distancing. “The country is moving away from the electoral horizon to engage in a constitutional revision enterprise without a clearly established foundational framework, without guidelines, without a clear vision. The path ahead looks narrow,” Duval had written.
“By mainly favoring representatives of political parties over technocratic profiles, including in key positions, the head of government clearly suggests that he is seeking a smooth stability with the political class, which no longer has any reason to demand elections,” could be read in this editorial.
“By keeping the same number of ministries, the same profiles of ministers, and the arrangements that were in use during the time of the Presidential Transition Council (CPT), the country understands well that neither elections nor the return of security or
After Act 1, attention must be paid to Act 2: the intensification of pressures observed since early March to push members of the CEP toward the door. Signatories of the Pact for Stability and Elections, de facto allies of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, want the dismissal of six members of the CEP, Le Nouvelliste has learned.
“Call it a reshuffle or a patch-up, but there must be changes in the CEP,” a signatory of the Pact told Le Nouvelliste. “Some members of the electoral institution are at the service of political actors for whom they have already hired people, especially in the regions…” “Discussions are underway between signatories of the Pact and the Prime Minister’s Office on an evaluation of the CEP…,” this Pact signatory reported to Le Nouvelliste.