Two Haiti leaders say they plan to proceed with PM removal despite US threats

Two of Haiti's leaders said on Friday they aimed to proceed with a plan to remove Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime, despite U.S. warnings that such a move would face consequences.



"We are the ones who appointed Didier Fils-Aime in November 2024. We are the ones who worked ‌with him for a year, and it is up to us to issue a new decree naming a new prime minister, a new government and a new presidency," Transitional Presidential Council member Leslie Voltaire told a press conference.



The council, which sacked its first prime minister six months into the job, acts as the country's top executive. It was appointed in 2024 to oversee a move towards Haiti's first election in a decade, but this has been repeatedly pushed back due to a collapse in security amid a bloody conflict with powerful, heavily armed gangs.



The council's mandate is due to end on February 7, but as yet there is no official succession plan in place.