Former Haiti president Aristide re-builds political party in bid to participate in legislative elections

Haiti was supposed to have held legislative and local elections in late 2011 but political infighting prevented authorities from creating an electoral council until last month.

Lavalas Family party indicated last month, that the party plans to run in the election.

Morse, a former Aristide supporter-turned-critic, is a first cousin to Martelly and worked as a Haitian envoy in Washington, D.C. Morse quit in January over what he described as “outright corruption” in the National Palace.

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