The Presidential Transition Council was established with a rotating presidency, and Smith Augustin was on schedule to preside the Council starting 7 October 2024. Nevertheless, sectors within the Council now accuse him of corruption and he has been excluded from the rotating presidency.
From his statements in the past, Augustin has a very different view of the direction for Haiti to be set on a path to development than the incumbent Prime Minister Gary Conille. As ambassador to the Dominican Republic during the presidency of the late Jovenel Moise, he spearheaded a seven point checklist for joint efforts. Now, he is on the verge of being ousted.
While Smith Augustin and also Louis Gerald Gilles and Emmanuel Vertilaire would be not allowed to hold the presidency, a decree published on 7 October 2024 in the official Le Moniteur indicates that while they are in their...
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