222nd Flag Day: Former President Jocelerme Privert Calls for Unity and Solidarity Among All Haitians

He never misses an opportunity to mark major dates and events in the country. To honor the flag, on its 222nd anniversary, the former President remains true to his character. In a text published on his X account this May 18, 2025, Jocelerme Privert calls on all Haitians to gather around a table to pull Haiti out of the hole it is in.

On this historic date of the creation of our bicolor flag, and of the University celebration, former President Privert urges everyone to turn their backs on disunity and petty politics that hinder our duties towards our compatriots.

“I issue a solemn call to the sons and daughters of our common homeland to gather around a table for a happy resolution to this crisis through dialogue, consultation, and compromise. It is only at this price that we can all, together, commit to the process of its transformation into a democratic, united, stable, prosperous, and competitive state,” reads Privert’s note.

While describing a country torn apart and mired in a severe political, security, social, and economic crisis, accelerated by the dismantling of all republican institutions over the past five years, the former senator from Nippes, showing concern about the gravity of this situation and its consequences on various levels, urges everyone to carefully evaluate the scope of their actions and to take appropriate measures to prevent the country from sinking further into this chaos that threatens the foundation of our existence, including that of the Nation. Jocelerme Privert takes the opportunity to express his full solidarity with the Haitian people, victims of the terror of armed gangs, and in the total indifference of those who are, nevertheless, responsible for protecting them.

“This grim picture, punctuated by increasingly pernicious discourse reflecting visceral hatred of the other, the absence of any patriotic impulse and humanity, testifies to the absolute tearing of our social fabric and compromises all hope for a better future. Trust between the different components of our society has eroded. Efforts undertaken in recent years by various parties to establish a climate of social peace and political stability, essential for economic and social progress, are constantly threatened,” continues the 57th president of the Republic.

Despite everything, he reaffirms his faith in the restoration of security conditions in the country, the harmonization of the mandates of different categories of elected officials, through an urgent and opportune reform of the 1987 Constitution. This is a key factor for improving the living conditions of the population and for an effective and non-partisan governmental administration, leading to a successful transition through a credible, transparent, and democratic electoral process.