February 8, 2026
With the official end of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), the government led by Alix Didier Fils-Aimé now assumes full executive authority. This transition takes place immediately following the ceremony marking the expiration of the TPC’s mandate.
In his closing address, the outgoing TPC president confirmed the transfer of executive authority to the Council of Ministers, under the Prime Minister’s leadership. This institutional shift opens a new political phase amid high expectations and persistent tensions.
Laurent Saint-Cyr indicated that restoring security and preparing elections top the government’s priorities, describing them as critical to the credibility of the new governance phase.
Several former councilors exited the scene without presenting formal assessments, limiting themselves to farewell messages posted on X. The TPC leaves behind a widely contested legacy marked by failures, scandals, and problematic diplomatic and financial management.
After twenty-two months of a transition deemed sterile, the country enters a new institutional phase. Executive power is now concentrated in the hands of a Prime Minister with enhanced authority.
