By Jean Allens Macajoux, Vant Bèf Info, Jan. 7, 2026
Camille Chalmers, the leader of the Rasin Kan Pèp political party, believes the current situation in Haiti is marked by uncertainty: the existing power dynamics are perpetuating chaos. This dynamic is resulting in a progressive breakdown of the Haitian economic and political system, the consequences of which are directly effect the population.
According to Chalmers, the Haitian crisis is not merely the result of internal dysfunctions, but rather the product of a deliberate creation of chaos, closely linked to decisions made by American imperialism. This situation imposes an extremely heavy human, social, and economic toll on the Haitian people, within a context of chronic insecurity and widespread impoverishment.
In light of this situation, Camille Chalmers emphasizes the urgent need for Haitian social and political organizations to unite around a plan to overcome the crisis and a genuine project for nation-building. Such a project, he asserts, necessarily requires a redefinition of the relationship between Haiti and foreign powers, particularly the United States.
The exclusion of the people and the urgent need to redefine the political game
The economist also places the current crisis within a historical context. For more than a decade, he explains, the Haitian people have been progressively excluded from the political process. Strategic decisions are made without genuine mechanisms for popular participation, without channels of expression, and without frameworks for citizen organization.
This exclusion, he argues, is reinforced by the terror imposed by armed gangs, whose primary role is to prevent any political mobilization of the Haitian people. Camille Chalmers believes that this violence has shattered the dynamics of citizen participation that had emerged after the fall of the dictatorship in 1986.
As the mandate of the Presidential Transitional Council draws to a close, the question of a political alternative remains entirely open. Despite the diverse proposals put forward by various actors, Camille Chalmers insists on the need to rebuild an inclusive political framework capable of placing the people at the heart of decisions that will shape the country's future.
Chalmers, who is the spokesperson for the Rasin Kan Pèp Party, Haiti's future depends on the ability of social and political forces to break with the logic of exclusion and establish genuine mechanisms for popular participation. Without a profound overhaul of the political system, he warns, the continuation of chaos risks becoming the only prospect for a people already severely afflicted.
Posted Feb. 1, 2026