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Mr. Christofides reported that the first GSF contingents will arrive in April, and that the full deployment of the Force is projected for October. He also confirmed that mission funding has been approved for a one-year period.

The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs hardened Washington's position in a post on Thursday, accusing politicians of conspiring with the gangs. "It is the responsibility of corrupt Haitian politicians who use gangs and other armed groups to create chaos in the streets and then insist on a role in government to turn down the chaos they themselves have created," it said on X. "The members of the TPC (Transitional Presidential Council) who have followed this path are not Haitian patriots. They are criminals like the gangs they conspire with."

« Le Canada est profondément préoccupé par les tentatives de plusieurs membres du CPT de remplacer le Premier ministre à seulement quelques jours de la fin de leur mandat. Cette action ne peut qu’affaiblir la stabilité et la sécurité du pays à un moment crucial de son histoire », peut-on lire dans la publication de l’ambassade du Canada sur X.

Haitians woke up Thursday under a cloud of uncertainty as the country’s fragile political transition descended into open confrontation, with the sides locked in a standoff and neither appearing willing to back down. With just days remaining until its mandate ends, Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council is seeking to remove Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé from office. Such a move would create a dangerous political vacuum—one the United States and other international partners are anxious to avoid—and could open the door to renewed instability at a moment Haiti’s security forces have begun to make measurable gains against armed gangs.

The U.S. Embassy added that such a maneuver would undermine efforts to establish “a minimal level of security and stability” in Haiti, where gang violence is surging and poverty deepening. The statement came as some members of the council are at odds with Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, although it wasn’t immediately clear why. The council met behind closed doors earlier Wednesday. A spokesman for the prime minister’s office said he could not comment on the situation. The council’s seven members with voting powers did not return messages asking for comment.