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Young police officers graduate in Haiti amid political chaos

(24 Jan 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 23 January 2026 1. Various of police cadets marching to graduate as officers 2. Various of police officers carrying flags 3. Various of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, Prime Minister of Haiti, along with members of the Transitional Presidential Council at graduation 4. Fils-Aimé holding a certificate with Vladimir Paraison, National Police chief 5. Fils-Aimé walking to podium 6. SOUNDBITE (French) Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, Haitian Prime Minister: “My government's actions are clear: to restore our republic, guarantee the safety of all citizens, and fully restore the authority of the state throughout the territory.” 7. Members of the Transitional Presidential Council at graduation 8. Laurent St Cyr President of the Transitional Presidential Council, walking to podium 9. SOUNDBITE (French) Laurent Saint-Cyr, President of the Transitional Presidential Council: “We ourselves are the majority. The majority is not two, three, four, or five people. The majority is the entire population.” 10. Various of police officers marching 11. Music band of police officers 12. Various of police officers graduating ceremony STORYLINE: 800 young men and women in sparkling new uniforms graduated Friday from the police academy in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince. They will join the country’s national police force as they fight what, so far, has been an impossible battle against violent and well-armed gangs that control an estimated 90% of Port-au-Prince, and seized swaths of land in the country’s central region. The graduation of the young officers takes place amid political turmoil within the country's leadership. Haiti's political crisis deepened Friday when a member of the country's transitional council announced that a majority of the panel had voted to fire the country’s embattled Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Edgard Leblanc Fils made the announcement at a news conference alongside fellow council member Leslie Voltaire, defying U.S. government calls to maintain stability in the country’s leadership. Leblanc said the council would replace Fils-Aimé within 30 days. Fils-Aimé remains the Prime Minister until the council's decision. Fils-Aimé, together with some other members of the council, including President Laurent Saint-Cyr, was present at the graduation ceremony. In his speech at the police academy, the Prime Minister did not address the temporary Presidential Council’s decision to fire him and said he would continue to support the National Police in its fight to restore security in the country. Saint-Cyr, who earlier this week said he opposes any push to undermine the government’s stability ahead of Feb. 7, also spoke at the graduation ceremony. “We ourselves have sided with the majority. The majority is not two, three, four, or five people. The majority is the entire population," he said. The infight prompted an immediate reaction from the United States. A spokesman said that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Fils-Aimé to reaffirm U.S. support for Haiti’s stability and security and said that ongoing gang violence can only be stopped with consistent, strong leadership, with the full support of the Haitian people. Rubio also said that the council “must be dissolved by February 7 without corrupt actors seeking to interfere in Haiti’s path to elected governance for their own gain,” Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said. AP Video by Pierre Luxama =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...