2026 elections cancelled, Fils-Aimé under pressure

Last February, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé had promised to organize elections to restore security and lead the country toward a democratic transition. However, despite several successive decrees, no vote has taken place on the scheduled date.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Raina Forbin had stated before the UN in July that seven out of ten departments were ready for electoral operations. Fils-Aimé reiterated his commitment during the United Nations General Assembly in September, without specifying the date of the vote.

January 11, 2027, is supposed to mark the beginning of the constitutional parliamentary session, but for lack of legislative elections completed and validated by that date, no new deputy will be able to take office. The government will therefore be deprived of parliamentary oversight.

On October 8, the National Consensus Assembly, gathered under the initiative of the Rally for a National Understanding (REN), adopted a resolution calling for the replacement of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and the establishment of a two-headed executive. According to Jimmy Albert, a former minister who initiated this move, persistent insecurity, socio-economic deterioration, and the electoral impasse are motivating this change.