Former Senator Kelly C. Bastien
Port-au-Prince, January 29, 2026.- Less than two weeks from the crucial political deadline, former Senator Kelly C. Bastien warns against any hasty decision in the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC). Speaking on Magik 9 this Thursday, 29 January, he believes that the current crisis goes beyond the mere political framework and poses a serious problem of public law, institutional stability and state credibility.
An impossible decision in the current context
According to Kelly C. Bastien, it is virtually impossible to make a coherent decision within the institutions today, given the instability and uncertainty surrounding post-transition. With only a few days of major deadlines, any decision could be challenged, thus increasing the complexity of the crisis.
CPT faced with a lack of legitimacy
The former parliamentarian stresses that the Transitional Presidential Council suffers from a problem of image and compliance. Although legislation, regulations, decrees, normative frameworks exist, their implementation remains unclear, which weakens the credibility of the CPT. For him, the majority invoked in the Council is not based on clear figures or on a legally sound basis.
A public law problem above all
Kelly C. Bastien insists: the crisis is not only political, it is fundamentally legal. Public law requires continuity of the State, even in times of transition. Without a clear legal framework, today's decisions could be challenged tomorrow, paving the way for lasting instability, particularly in economic, institutional and educational terms.
The risk of arbitrary decisions
It warns against the temptation to revoke or modify decisions without a solid legal basis, which would create a dangerous precedent. For the former senator, the lack of formal, coherent and legally founded decisions prevents the authorities from responding effectively to national emergencies.
The Assembly as the only credible outcome
Faced with this impasse, Kelly C. Bastien believes that the opening of an assembly remains one of the few possible solutions, even in the absence of a numerical majority. Such an approach would, in his view, involve specialists, lawyers and competent actors able to inform future choices and restore a minimum of institutional legality.
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