"The council failed to curb the growing risk of gang violence, and its term was marked by food insecurity, corruption accusations and political infighting. In late January, several members of the council admitted that they were seeking to oust the prime minister, even though the US threatened serious consequences should they do so and threw its weight behind Fils-Aime staying on after February 7. The US also said the council must relinquish power and has imposed sanctions on five council members."
"After almost two years, Haiti's transitional presidential council handed power to US-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime on Saturday. The nine-member council stepped down as it failed to curb rampant gang violence during its two-year-long rule, leaving the Caribbean country in a political limbo and Fils-Aime as the country's only politician with executive power. "Our watchwords are clear: security, political dialogue, elections, stability."
Haiti's nine-member transitional presidential council resigned after nearly two years, handing authority to US-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime. The council failed to curb rampant gang violence, and its tenure saw food insecurity, corruption allegations and political infighting. Several council members sought to remove Fils-Aime in late January, despite US warnings and threats of consequences. The United States pressured the council to relinquish power and imposed sanctions on five members. Fils-Aime now holds sole executive authority and must fill the political vacuum, restore security, arrange political dialogue, and organize elections not held since 2016.
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