The Government of Haiti has temporarily shelved a scheduled diplomatic assessment by the CARICOM Group of Eminent Persons, which was slated to take place between June 2 and June 8, 2026. In a diplomatic note addressed to the Caribbean Community Secretariat, the Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship cited an institutional scheduling conflict as the baseline reason for denying clearance for the established window. Government officials confirmed to the local press on Thursday, June 4, that while bilateral relations remain stable, the evaluation mission will be delayed until late June, following three national football matches and prior to the upcoming CARICOM Heads of Government summit in July.
The political opposition immediately criticized the administrative delay, characterizing the government’s recurrent scheduling conflicts as a deliberate evasion of international oversight. Political leaders and signatories of the National Pact for Political Stability emphasized that Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is publically committed to organizing general elections by the end of 2026, making CARICOM’s assessment of the electoral roadmap critical. Opposition figures noted that this marks the second time in two months that the Executive branch has blocked the regional delegation’s arrival, following a previous cancellation due to ministerial travel to Washington and the Vatican.
This diplomatic postponement coincides with an escalating institutional crisis between the Executive branch and the Provisional Electoral Council regarding election guidelines. The independent electoral body has formally rejected the draft electoral decree authored by the Prime Minister’s office, accusing the Executive branch of constitutional violations. The electoral council has denounced the government’s attempts to undermine its institutional independence through the unilateral appointment of a corporate Director General, raising deep concerns about the viability and fairness of the 2026 democratic transition.
