While Aristide isn't a candidate for any post, he has been giving stump speeches and waving to adoring loyalists from a convoy touring the country. We are going to build houses," Aristide said to cheers from the crowd. "It is clear that a victory would allow Aristide to govern behind the throne," said Henry Carey, a Haiti expert and political science professor at Georgia State University. He was greeted by jubilant crowds upon his return to Haiti in 2011, but largely kept a low profile until this year. The field also includes Jude Celestin, who is backed by Rene Preval, a former protege of Aristide who served as president in 1996-2001 and then again in 2006-2011.

Source: ABC News September 27, 2016 04:03 UTC