France, Feb. 7 -- The Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) ends its mandate on Saturday - after 22 months governing a country without a president.

With no elections organised during its tenure and more than 10,000 people killed since it was established in 2024, the transition it was supposed to secure looks far off.

A new electoral calendar was finally adopted in December 2025, setting general elections for 30 August 2026, with a second round scheduled for 6 December.

But between now and then, no one knows what form the next phase will take, how long it will last, or who will lead it.

As the TPC's mandate expires, power struggles are intensifying. At the end of January, five of its seven members called for the dismissal of Prime Mi...