July 12, 2025
In a special session held on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, the Council of Ministers—chaired by Fritz Alphonse Jean and attended by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé—approved two major measures intended to shape the country’s institutional future. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, these decisions aim to modernize the judicial system and advance the constitutional reform process set out by the April 3, 2024 Political Accord.
The government endorsed revisions to the decrees of March 11, 2020, concerning the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. These revisions incorporate recommendations from the Commission for the Implementation of Penal Reform. “This decision will help address the obsolescence of earlier legal texts that no longer meet today’s challenges,” the official statement emphasized.
A second measure, known as the “2025 Referendum Decree,” was also approved to enable the organization of a constitutional referendum in the coming months. The Executive sees this as “a demonstration of its commitment to facilitating the organization of the constitutional referendum and elections this year.”
Through these initiatives, the Haitian State aims to break the cycle of instability by updating its legal framework and laying the groundwork for a credible electoral process. “The Presidential Transitional Council and the Government reiterate their determination to hold a constitutional referendum and free, fair, transparent, and democratic elections,” the statement added.
This step marks a turning point for both the judicial system and Haiti’s political agenda, as the country seeks to end its prolonged transition and restore the rule of law through deep institutional reform.
