Haiti officials announce plan to oust prime minister, deepening US standoff

Al JazeeraCenterEN 3 min read 100% complete by Joseph StepanskyJanuary 23, 2026 at 11:16 PM

AI Summary

medium article 3 min

Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) announced plans on Friday to remove Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime, despite warnings from the United States. Five of the nine council members voted to replace Fils-Aime within 30 days. The TPC, formed in 2024 after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, has been plagued by infighting and has postponed elections originally planned for February. The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has emphasized the importance of Fils-Aime's continued role in combating gangs and stabilizing Haiti. The council's mandate is set to dissolve on February 7, and tiered federal elections are now expected to start in August.

Key Entities & Roles

Key Player Opposition Context

Garry Conille 40% Marco Rubio 40% Jovenel Moise 40% Leslie Voltaire 50% United States ×270% Transitional Presidential Council ×470% Haiti ×380% Alix Didier Fils-Aime ×690%

Keywords

haiti 100% prime minister 90% alix didier fils-aime 80% transitional presidential council 80% us standoff 70% elections 60% political crisis 60% instability 50% gang crime 50% marco rubio 40%

Sentiment Analysis

Negative

Score: -0.30

Source Transparency

Source

Al Jazeera

Political Lean

Center (0.00)

Far LeftCenterFar Right

Classification Confidence

90%

Geographic Perspective

Haiti

This article was automatically classified using rule-based analysis. The political bias score ranges from -1 (far left) to +1 (far right).

Topic Connections

Explore how the topics in this article connect to other news stories

No topic relationship data available yet. This graph will appear once topic relationships have been computed.

haiti prime minister alix didier fils-aime transitional presidential council us standoff elections political crisis instability gang crime marco rubio

Explore Full Topic Graph