The Episcopal Conference of Haiti (CEH) says it hopes that next year’s elections in Haiti will be ‘democratic, inclusive and transparent’ and begin the process of healing in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
‘As for the elections, which we hope will be democratic, inclusive, and transparent, they will only be so if the state authorities work tirelessly to establish a secure environment throughout the country,’ the Roman Catholic Bishops said in the traditional Christmas message released here.
‘Security is the priority for organising well-prepared elections. While we speak, it is incumbent upon national and international actors to expedite the actions necessary to create this essential condition for holding general elections.’
The Bishops quoted Pope Leo XIV as saying the path to peace requires hearts trained to recognize the common good.
‘On the road that must lead us to peace and In the elections, we call for a new kind of leadership, one based on integrity, service, and selflessness. True civic engagement can extend to a form of martyrdom, not through physical death, but through the costly truth and the courage to relinquish privileges to serve the people.’