Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, faced with the fact that no electoral consultation can take place in August 2026 due to the absence of the adequate level of security, is counting on the first round by the end of the year with a view to handing over power to elected officials on February 7, 2027.
Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, faced with the obvious fact that no electoral consultation can take place in August 2026 due to the lack of adequate security, is aiming for the first round by the end of the year with a view to handing over power to elected officials on February 7, 2027. “I would like the elections to begin by the end of the year to complete them at the beginning of the next year and have a president elected by February 7, 2027,” he said, acknowledging that the level of security is not yet sufficient to call the people to the polls.”It is clear that the security conditions do not exist to organize elections in August. Even the CEP, when it sent the calendar and the electoral decree, has always said that the minimum is the creation of security conditions. Me, as a responsible person, can I lead the population to vote when security issues are not resolved? Can I ask someone to stand in line to vote when they could be attacked by a gang?” wondered Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, emphasizing that it would be “irresponsible” to do so.Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is relying on the deployment of the Gang Suppression Force and on strengthening the capacities of the PNH and the FAD’H to create the conditions for holding elections at the end of 2026. “We have the Gang Suppression Force that has begun its deployment. We will start working with them. I hope that by this summer we will have significant progress to hold the first round in December,” said Mr. Fils-Aimé.
