Haiti Opposition plans to replace President Moise on February 7

Haiti's opposition leaders have stuck on a plan to replace President Jovenel Moise with a new state leader on Sunday. They accused Moise, who has managed for nearly four years, of being a dictator who disappointed people to stop the rash of kidnappings that have threatened the nation. Moise was also criticized for what the opposition views as his weak response to a crippling economic crisis position. Moise has announced he will not step down until February 2022, noting he has one year left of his five-year term.

The opposition alliance, named Ako Final Teras Garden (Terrace Garden Final Accord), creates a committee made up of seven members of civil society and seven opposition leaders. The committee would be tasked with choosing a president to lead the transitional state from Haiti's Supreme Court members.

The prime representative would be chosen among the opposition politicians, and the new administration would decide the heads of state ministries.

The opposition is determined to finalize their decisions before February 7, they announced Monday.

Former Senator Nenel Cassy of the Fanmi Lavalas engagement party attends a meeting to discuss a political accord to establish a transitional authority to replace President Jovenel Moise on February 7.

Moise has said he plans to give power to the winner of the general election registered for September of this year.

Moise has also said he plans to make changes to the country's constitution. A hand-picked Provisional Electoral Council (KEP) was chosen last year, despite criticism from the opposition that it is not typical of civil society. The KEP announced in January that a vote on the constitution would be held on April 25.

In an exclusive conversation with VOA, Haitian Ambassador Bocchit Edmond said the opposition's plan to form a transitional administration has been tried before — and failed.

"It is time for Haiti to leave that cycle — that cycle of using illegitimate people to be at the place elected officials," he said.

But the opposition isn't listening. Leaders announced a nationwide mobilization in all ten departments of the country that began January 28-31, followed by general strikes Monday and Tuesday, and again on February 7 to keep the stress on Moise, who was a businessman before getting into politics, to step down.

Former Senator Jean Charles Moise of the Petit Dessalines opposition party joined demonstrators in the ways of Port-au-Prince on Sunday.