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• NEWS_POSTED_BY: Haiti Place
• NEWS_POSTED_ON: Oct 27, 2015
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• Category : Haiti News
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  Associated Press By DANICA COTO
  October 23, 2015 10:30 PM
  
  Photo: Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, left, waves to supporters as he campaigns with presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse, of the Fanmi Lavalas political party, in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Sunday's vote is expected to clear the sprawling presidential field for a runoff on Dec. 27 between the top two finishers. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
• Location : Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti
• Website : http://news.yahoo.com/campaigning-heats-haiti-amid-concerns-violence-192453069.html

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• PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — On the last day of campaigning for the first round of Haiti's presidential election, former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide emerged from his home Friday to drive along the streets of Haiti's capital with the candidate of the splintered political party he founded decades ago.
  
  Aristide, who remains a popular and divisive figure more than a decade since he was ousted in a violent rebellion, waved to thousands through the sunroof of a car, eventually arriving at a huge seaside slum that was once a stronghold of support for him. He stood alongside Maryse Narcisse, leader of the Fanmi Lavalas faction and one of over 50 candidates vying to lead Haiti for the next five years.
  
  The country will hold the first-round presidential vote Sunday along with balloting for numerous legislative races and local offices. The broad array of candidates had until midnight Friday to wrap up campaigning.
  
  In the slum of Cite Soleil, thousands cheered for Aristide as they jumped on motorcycles, crammed into pickup trucks and even jogged to keep up with the caravan. Some shouted, "The king is here!" while others pointed to Narcisse's picture and yelled, "This is our mother!"
  
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