PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jan 16, CMC – The Bishop of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne and Vice-President of the Haitian Episcopal Conference, Mgr. Pierre-André Dumas, says he has withdrawn the offer to serve as a mediator in order to prevent possible chaos in Haiti as the mandate of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) comes to an end on February 7.
Earlier this week, former prime minister, Jean Henry Céant, who served as prime minister for a seven month duration before his government lost a vote of no confidence on March,18, 2019, said a letter to Mgr Dumas, that he learnt of his decision to serve as a mediator “with profound astonishment, mixed with sadness and dismay”.
“…by offering yourself as a mediator, you are entering a highly political arena,” Céant wrote in his January 11, 2026 letter.
But in a statement posted on social media, Bishop Dumas, said that for several days now, his name has been circulating in the public sphere in connection with a possible national mediation, “at a particularly critical moment in the life of our country.
“For the sake of history and truth, and out of respect, peace, and responsibility, I wish to provide the necessary clarifications and announce my decision with complete transparency and serenity.”
(Details in Politics section)
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