Haiti's Prime Minister FIls-Aimé Becomes Acting Head of State as Transitional Council's Mandate Ends

Are Haiti's transitional leaders corrupt looters or selfless servants navigating an impossible crisis?

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Haiti's Prime Minister FIls-Aimé Becomes Acting Head of State as Transitional Council's Mandate Ends

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Above: Haiti's Alix Didier Fils-Aimé arrives at the Transitional Presidential Council's end-of-term ceremony in Port-au-Prince on Feb. Image credit: Clarens Siffroy/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

The Transitional Presidential Council's 22-month reign was an unmitigated disaster of theft, incompetence and brutality that betrayed a suffering population. These corrupt elites pillaged state coffers, circumvented laws through secret decrees and abandoned basic principles of justice while Haiti descended further into chaos. Good riddance to these looters.

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Establishment-critical narrative

The Transitional Presidential Council served during one of Haiti's darkest periods, sacrificing careers and families to prevent total institutional collapse amid security breakdown and extreme polarization. These leaders governed under impossible conditions with limited options, enduring relentless personal attacks and baseless accusations that ignored structural obstacles beyond any individual's control.

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