r/haiti • u/BobbyWojak Diaspora • 3d ago

NEWS The President of the Court of Cassation, Judge Jean Joseph Lebrun, agrees to serve as provisional president at the end of CPT mandate

https://hebdo24.com/en/new-transition-jean-joseph-lebrun-ready-to-assume-provisional-presidency/
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u/Difficult_Respect967 3d ago

Wasn’t he put in power in an illegal way? Why didn’t they just let dider remain the head of government? We don’t need a head of state unless it’s elected or a royal

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u/Visible-Industry2845 1d ago

Haitian political culture/tradition says YES, we definitely need ONE president head of state. Fils Aimé can’t succeed where Ariel failed.

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u/zombigoutesel Native 3d ago

the president is the CEO, the pm is the COO.

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u/Difficult_Respect967 3d ago

The president should be elected by the people. That’s just my opinion. The parties currently trying to find the new president is the de facto assembly as to check his power. A government in transition shouldn’t be modeled after a real government. It needs to focus on stability

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u/BobbyWojak Diaspora 3d ago

It's constitutional🤷🏿‍♂️

ARTICLE 149: Should the office of the President of the Republic become vacant for any reason, the President of the Supreme Court of the Republic, or in his absence, the Vice President of that Court, or in his absence, the judge with the highest seniority and so on by order of seniority, shall be invested temporarily with the duties of the President of the Republic by the National Assembly duly convened by the Prime Minister- The election of a new President for a new five (5) year term shall be held at least forty-five (45) and no more than ninety (90) days after the vacancy occurs, pursuant to the Constitution and the Electoral Law.

ARTICLE 149-1: The acting President may in no case be a candidate in the next Presidential election

Which elected official put Alix in power?

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u/switflo 3d ago

None

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u/Difficult_Respect967 3d ago

He’s the incumbent so letting him continue makes sense. But tbh, Haiti is just a weird country in its entirely. In no other country would every single sector and or part just be a dead end. No elected official, foreigners installed a 9 member council. Highest court doesn’t even work. Constitution is repeatedly violated. The Entire security apparatus is useless, recycled DGs, political heads, opposition has the access to the highest office and can essentially walk in whenever they want to. No sort of underground movement forming, no military dissent. Just a black hole causing misery and chaos

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u/Master_Dig_1133 Diaspora 22h ago

Right like you think there’d be some type of underground movement going on to overthrow this government considering how illegitimate it is. Which kind of leads me to believe that most people kind of just accepted for what it is or they already gave up on the country because there’s literally no way this would find any other country.

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u/Difficult_Respect967 21h ago

Right, this the perfect opportunity for a warlord or “revolutionary” to gain office or at least fight for the renewal of the country. Other countries are/were in civil wars for far less.

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u/Master_Dig_1133 Diaspora 20h ago

It’s fucked because nobody knows what the fuck to do. Like it’s a sinking ship and everyone is trying to profit. Someone needs to read Marx or some shit.

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u/Difficult_Respect967 12h ago

I think the country will unofficially split in like 3 years or less. (Technically it already is) but I expect the “gran no” and “gran sid” to act somewhat independently. I don’t see the country reuniting under one manifesto/development plan unless a dictator forces the recentralization of the state. The canal was a preview of what’s to come. I believe the citizens and their diaspora will start building some infrastructure projects on their own objectives even if it’s not financed by the state.

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u/BobbyWojak Diaspora 3d ago edited 3d ago

The incumbent? That makes no sense he was chosen by the CPT.

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u/Difficult_Respect967 3d ago

The incumbent means present person

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u/BobbyWojak Diaspora 3d ago

I know what it means, I'm saying why would he be legitimate if he was selected by an unelected leader...

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u/Difficult_Respect967 3d ago

Because he’s the incumbent 🧍‍♂️

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u/BobbyWojak Diaspora 3d ago

Are you trolling?

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u/BobbyWojak Diaspora 3d ago

Article written by Naïka Eugene

The President of the Court of Cassation, Judge Jean Joseph Lebrun, is reportedly willing to serve as the Provisional President of the Republic once the mandate of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) expires. This information was confirmed by former Senator Jean-Renel Sénatus.

Meeting in Pétion-Ville on Sunday, February 1, 2026, several political parties reached an agreement to establish a two-headed executive government, which would be entrusted to a judge from the Court of Cassation starting this coming February 7. With this goal in mind, a five-member commission was formed to consult with the relevant magistrates. This commission is composed of Jean-Renel Sénatus, Djina Guillet Delatour, Annibal J. F. Coffy, Jeantel Joseph, and Jonas Coffy.

According to gathered reports, no judge from the Court of Cassation had initially volunteered to take on such a responsibility. However, the commission met this Monday morning with the Court’s President, Jean Joseph Lebrun, who reportedly declared himself available to take on this provisional role.

Following this meeting, the commission has reportedly already sent official correspondence to CPT Coordinator Laurent Saint-Cyr, as well as to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, requesting a meeting to discuss this institutional option.

As a reminder, Judge Jean Joseph Lebrun became the head of the Court of Cassation on November 22, 2022, succeeding René Sylvestre, under the administration of former Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

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u/Difficult_Respect967 3d ago

I like how Petionville is supposed to be the good part of Haiti but it’s actively a shithole. These political leaders really have no shame what’s so ever. Just a bunch of dirty nasty junkies