Haiti enters political limbo as transition government's mandate ends

FILE PHOTO: Haitian security forces guard the Prime Minister's office and the headquarters of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), as the mandate of the transitional governing council, formed to curb gang violence and pave the way for long-delayed election, is set to end on February 7 with no succession plan in place, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 6, 2026. REUTERS/Egeder Pq Fildor/File Photo

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Haiti entered ‌political limbo on Saturday as the mandate of the Caribbean nation's transitional governing council, a ‌body intended to curb a bloody gang conflict and bring about long-delayed elections, ended ‌with no succession plan in place.

The nine-member Transitional Presidential Council (CPT, by its French initials) was installed in April 2024 after Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned. It has been led by a rotating roster of council presidents.