Haitian Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) PRESS STATEMENT

In Haiti, democracy has been confiscated since 2021, and the country lives to the rhythm of 'transitions.' Five years of endless provisional rule, where every agreement presented as salvific gives birth to a new deadlock. Institutions are crumbling, public trust is fading, and violence is settling in as a mode of governance. Meanwhile, those who claim to speak in the name of the nation negotiate its direction without ever asking for its opinion.

It is in this context that on Saturday, January 31, 2026, the Haitian Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) held a reflection and training workshop dedicated to CARITATISM, the party's ideological foundation. This activity brought together executives, political leaders, and activists for a collective exercise of doctrinal clarification and political commitment, within a national context marked by profound institutional and social crises.

One of the highlights of the meeting was the intervention of the President of the PDCH, Mr. Mathias PIERRE, who gave particular significance to this gathering. In a clear and straightforward speech, he reiterated that Caritatism is neither a slogan nor an abstract moral posture, but a demanding line of political action.

“Caritatism,” he affirmed, “is a break with the politics of predation and improvisation. It places the human being at the center of public action and obliges the leader to serve before serving themselves.”

The President of the PDCH insisted on the necessity of training leaders capable of transcending personal interests and clan mentalities, emphasizing that the Haitian crisis is above all a crisis of values and vision. He also reiterated that Caritatism commits the party to work for the construction of a modern state, founded on strong, impersonal institutions respectful of the Constitution, while remaining deeply attentive to the most vulnerable.

The party's Secretary General, Ms. Rose Lys BERTIN, introduced the meeting. Then, a special moment was dedicated to the presentation of the late Sylvio C. CLAUDE, founder of the party and of Caritatism, given by Ms. Naika CLAUDE, granddaughter of Sylvio Claude. She traced the intellectual and moral legacy of the founder, highlighting the genesis of CARITATISM and its profoundly humanist and Christian vocation.

The reoriented priority axes of CARITATISM, the ideological foundation of the PDCH, are thus titled: Moving away from a rentier economy, a system of predation; Human capital, the engine of society; Health as a fundamental right and sovereign responsibility; Housing as a pillar of social stability; A pact between elites and masses, a historical necessity; From unconscious self-destruction to the reconquest of national sovereignty; Leadership, towards a shared vision; Haiti and its geopolitical location; The State to contain endemic violence and finally; The State to enter modernity.