ARTICLE - ARISTIDE RUNS FOR THE SENATE?

JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE FOR THE HAITIAN SENATE?
(Defend Haiti) -

ORLANDO, USA – There is much speculation building, that former two-term President Jean-Bertrand Aristide may be on the ballot to become the next Senator of the Ouest Department of Haiti.

An early list of candidates for the Haitian Senate relayed by the Father Gerard Jean Juste Foundation, had notable names, such as the current chief of the Haitian National Police, Mario Andresol, and famous singer, Jacques Sauveur Jean, as candidates. Perhaps most notable of all is that of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the twice elected and twice ousted president of the republic.

The correspondence from the Jean Juste Foundation, claimed it had received confirmation of Aristide’s intention’s to run from Journalist Garry Pierre Paul Charles and Maryse Narsiste.

Adding to the fire, radio host on Radio Metropole, Nancy Roc, herself has chimed in on the rumors and what a Senator Aristide would mean for Haiti, writing:

"… from official sources yesterday, I learned that Jean Bertrand Aristide will be a candidate for the Senator of the West (Ouest) in the next legislative elections. NEVER, in the world, in my humble knowledge, has a former head of state run as a candidate for the Senate, so retrograde a position relative to his former one as president.”

Roc also recalled to readers and listeners, the history of the friction between then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the former musician, now President, Michel Martelly, who many believe played a big role in both coups.

”It is therefore clear that this application will help Mr. Aristide to escape potential prosecution of justice, enjoying parliamentary immunity. Secondly, I am convinced that if Mr. Aristide was elected Senator of the West, he will maneuver to become President of the Senate of the Republic and, thereby, will WITH ALL LATITUDE, CONTROL POLICY, IN OPPOSITION TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM.”

DH has sent a correspondence to President Aristide on this matter and has not yet received a response.

Since returning to Haiti in March of 2011, Aristide has shied away from the public eye, and has repeatedly said that he has no intention of returning to Haitian politics. Aristide has instead been engaged with his university, and schools throughout the country.