Executive Relocates to Villa d'Accueil, the Last Stronghold of Port-au-Prince Before Pétion-Ville

The first and last major meeting of the Presidential Transition Council (CPT) at the National Palace was the swift and very brief swearing-in ceremony. On Thursday, April 25, 2024, amidst the sounds of automatic gunfire, the councilors swore to uphold the constitution. Since mid-March 2024, the Champ de Mars, the main public square in the capital where the statues of the nation's founding fathers stand, has been in defensive mode. The Champ de Mars has become an isolated fortress protected by elite troops of the Haitian National Police (