Unable to Lead, Fritz Alphonse Jean Points Fingers

Unable to mask the ineffectiveness of the transitional government he leads, Fritz Alphonse Jean prefers to blame others. In an interview with a group of journalists on Friday, June 20, 2025, the president of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) acknowledged the low disbursement rate of the emergency budget, capped at just 13.7%, which he attributes to “major dysfunctions” within the administration.

Without mincing words, Fritz Jean accused the Minister of Defense, Jean Michel Moïse, of obstructing the process. He specifically criticized the minister for failing to provide the army chief’s signature specimen to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, thereby blocking disbursements for the armed forces. “This is a clear example of dysfunction,” he stated.

But the issues extend beyond the Ministry of Defense. The CPT president also highlighted bureaucratic delays: files shuffle between the CNMP, the Court of Accounts, the Planning Ministry, and the MEF without real coordination. “It’s as if there’s no table where 12 people can sit to make decisions,” he lamented.

In a sharp tone, he denounced the inaction in the face of the crisis’s severity: “It’s as if we were in Switzerland or Sweden, while here, thousands of people are displaced, raped, and suffering.”

Fritz Alphonse Jean also raised another crisis: the mass exodus of skilled public administration officials, worsened by the “Biden Program”, which has facilitated the departure of many experienced civil servants. The result: weakened institutions led by individuals “who don’t understand the public service.”

This media outburst from the CPT president, oscillating between an admission of powerlessness and an attempt to shift blame, reflects a stalled transition, incapable of addressing the country’s urgent needs.