During the National Patriotic Congress, the assessment of the Presidential Transitional Council (PTC), 13 months after its installation, was discussed.
Presidential advisor Leslie Voltaire, former coordinator of the PTC, and journalist, editorial secretary, and columnist for Le Nouvelliste, Valéry Daudier, engaged in this exercise, punctuated by the presentation of two completely different points of view.
The NH El Rancho in Pétion-Ville was the setting for a highlight of the congress on Friday, June 27, 2025, when Presidential Advisor Leslie Voltaire addressed the congress participants to present the CPT's performance, taking into account the constraints encountered. "I speak to many friends who tell me that the CPT's performance is negative," Mr. Voltaire stated at the outset, before presenting a PowerPoint presentation detailing the CPT's performance since he took office. He began by painting a picture of the country before his arrival, marked in particular by a resurgence of armed gang violence and a critical security situation. Among the achievements cited, the former CPT coordinator mentioned the "smooth" installation of two governments, the relaunch of the constitutional review process and the establishment of the Steering Committee, the creation of the Provisional Electoral Council, and the appointment of ambassadors, interim executive agents, judges, and directors general. Mr. Voltaire attributed the CPT's achievements to securing certain strategic installations, including the recent creation of a security corridor allowing convoys to access the port of Port-au-Prince, law enforcement operations to retake areas occupied by gangs, as well as Haiti's participation in various international forums and the distribution of hot meals to displaced persons.
On the security front, Leslie Voltaire reiterated the statements of the current CPT coordinator, according to whom there had been no police operations before November 2024. "There were skirmishes before," he said, emphasizing that, despite efforts, law enforcement is understaffed. Indeed, of the 5,000 police officers officially registered, only 800 are actually engaged in the field, compared to approximately 300 active soldiers out of the 1,000 in the Haitian Armed Forces (FAD'H).
While Mr. Voltaire presented a generally positive assessment of the CPT's management, Valéry Daudier offered a critical reading, recalling that the Presidential Council's mission was clearly defined by a roadmap: to ensure security, organize elections, initiate constitutional reform, and revive the economy. "I think anyone in the room could assess the CPT," Valéry Daudier said.
In a presentation that was praised by the delegates, Mr. Daudier emphasized that, in reality, under the CPT's governance, gangs have taken control of more and more areas, forcing tens of thousands of families onto the streets. The journalist cited the cases of Gressier, Solino, Nazon, Delmas 30, Kenscoff, Saut-d'Eau, Mirebalais, and La Chapelle. Valéry Daudier also mentioned the failure to comply with the April 3 agreement, particularly through the failure to establish the Government Action Monitoring Body. Thus, the CPT holds absolute power and is accountable to no one. The journalist felt that the structures established by the CEP are not the current priority. "In such a context, elections where, for whom, with whom?" the journalist wondered, recalling that the CPT's image has been tarnished from the outset by the indictment of three of its members for corruption.
Valéry Daudier bluntly concluded that, in light of the results, the budget-intensive CPT, after 13 months, displays a "negative and chaotic" record.
On the sidelines of the presentations, several congress participants took the opportunity to ask Leslie Voltaire questions. Some displaced people from neighborhoods in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area also addressed the presidential advisor, expressing their grievances and those of their communities.
The CPT's report as seen by a presidential advisor and a journalist
