Carl Gilbert

Directeur, managing-editor of Radio Francophonie Connexion Network and Haiti Connexion Network Head and Chief-Editor of Radio Francophonie Connexion & HCN

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Haiti – Fils-Aimé has exceeded his rights: an embassy tweet does not replace the Constitution

A tweet from the American embassy is not enough to make Alix Didier Fils-Aimé a provisional king, let alone a leader authorized to violate the Haitian Constitution in the name of circumstantial diplomatic support. In law, a foreign chancellery can express a political position; it cannot confer powers upon a de facto government that the country’s fundamental law does not recognize.

The Uder Antoine affair exposes a drift more serious than a simple administrative conflict. By imposing a presence at the head of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), Fils-Aimé is attacking the autonomy of an already fragile electoral institution.

Article 191 of the Constitution places the CEP at the heart of electoral organization. The executive branch cannot substitute itself for it through injunction, pressure, or backroom arrangements. When a Prime Minister assumes this power, he no longer governs: he confiscates.

The diplomatic question also deserves serious examination. Could the Haitian ambassador to Washington publicly comment on a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, a resolution of Congress, or an electoral measure affecting exclusively the citizens of the United States? Such an act would immediately be denounced as an intrusion.

Why should Haiti accept what would be deemed inadmissible elsewhere? Sovereignty cannot be variable geometry, depending on the weakness of the moment or the identity of the chancellery concerned.

The American tweet, therefore, cleanses nothing, affirms Dr. Josué Renaud of the New England Human Rights Organization. He adds that "it erases neither the violation of Article 191 nor the infringement on the independence of the CEP." Fils-Aimé may seek sponsors, multiply signals of diplomatic loyalty, or invoke electoral urgency or institutional stability. But an act contrary to the Constitution remains condemnable, even when it receives the protective shadow of a foreign power.

The danger lies in this progressive trivialization of illegality. Today, a tweet is enough to cover interference in the CEP; tomorrow, a diplomatic note may be used to justify a decree, an appointment, a sham referendum, or an electoral confiscation. Haiti does not need a king manufactured by external validation. It needs respected institutions, officials subject to the law, and a government that finally understands that no embassy can govern in place of the Constitution.
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JUST IN: 🇫🇷🇮🇱 France and other European countries are reportedly preparing to sanction Israel in order to pressure it over the West Bank.

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BREAKING:

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇵🇰The Iranian delegation still hasn’t arrived in Islamabad; the first round of negotiations was supposed to take place today

They already announced that if Israel doesn’t stop the attacks on Lebanon there will be no negotiations

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After financing Jared Kushner’s 666 Fifth Avenue property in New York for $1.2 billion, gifting a $400 million private jet to Donald Trump and vast sums of money and luxury in exchange for security, they now realize they've been conned and betrayed by Trump and his family. 😂

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Haiti appears to be one of the few countries in the 21st century to accept a form of foreign domination with a certain resignation.

Elsewhere in the world, when Western powers attempt to impose their influence, resistance quickly arises. The United States has spent millions of dollars trying to capture Nicolás Maduro, evidence that a segment of Venezuela continues to resist. In Colombia, President Gustavo Petro clashed with Donald Trump to defend his country's interests. Mexico is also defending its national sovereignty, while Cuba, despite ongoing negotiations with Washington, continues to resist pressure.

In Iran, the United States has long faced resistance from the Iranian people. In Africa, Western powers are now forced to negotiate with countries like Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Everywhere, national elites and people are making their voices heard to defend their sovereignty.

But in Haiti, the situation seems different.

Our collective mindset seems to have been gradually conditioned to accept domination as a normal reality. Yet, domination has never been a good thing. Its main characteristic remains exploitation in all its forms: economic, political, and cultural.

It took time to bring Haiti to this level of dependence. The Haitian collective consciousness today seems steeped in excessive internationalism. Even our leaders sometimes give the impression of being imported. Everything seems imported: imported ministers, imported presidents, imported solutions.

Gradually, the instinct for revolt has weakened in Haitian men, even though it once represented a historical force and a real danger to systems of domination.

However, history reminds us of another reality.

Haiti was the first Black nation to defeat a major colonial power in the 18th century and proclaim its independence in 1804. Under the leadership of historical figures like Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Toussaint Louverture, the former slaves defeated the forces of Napoleon Bonaparte, notably after the decisive Battle of Vertières in 1803.

This was a major historical act of resistance against the domination and exploitation of one people by another.

Since then, however, Western powers have exerted considerable influence on the country's economic, political, and educational structures. Some even believe that our education system has gradually weakened the sense of sovereignty and national dignity.

In this context, any movement of revolt is often presented as a fault, a threat or an offense.

This may be one of the great silent projects of the international order: to transform a historically rebellious people into a people accustomed to dependence.

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BREAKING:

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran has told mediators that the U.S. is not in a position to make any demands – WSJ

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Italian Prime Minister Meloni:

"I accuse Israel of crossing the red line, I condemn the massacre of Palestinian civilians, and I announce that Italy will support European sanctions against Israel."