Historian, George Michelle, says that many Haitians remember Preval's years in the palace as a sweet time.
But, he says Preval has well respected advisors and has made overtures to business leaders and opposition parties.
Back in the 1980s, she and Preval were bread-makers in a large bakery in downtown Port Au Prince.
On Wednesday, Haitian President Rene Preval appealed for international help in the wake of "catastrophic" flooding, Nazaire said.
The driver was killed, and she was badly wounded, but she survived, fortunately--and Mr. Preval did not appreciate that.
After demonstrations and allegations of massive fraud, the Haitian government, last week, named Rene Preval as the new president.
President Rene Preval is safe, Joseph said, but there was no estimate of the dead and wounded Tuesday evening.
President Preval formed a provisional government with one purpose: to hold the elections.
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Michele Pierre-Louis says if Preval is still the same bread-maker he was as a young man, Haiti might have a chance.
When Aristide stepped down, Preval took over as president and later made way for Aristide to return to the presidency in 2001.
Among those killed was Preval's close friend and radio journalist, Jon Dominique.
He arrived on the day Haiti was supposed to hold a second round of elections to choose a successor to outgoing President Rene Preval.
The United States has called Aristide a thing of the past, and George Michelle says that Preval may have personal reasons for keeping Aristide out.
Speaking after the 2008 disasters, President Preval said that Haiti needed long-term help if it were not to be "left as always, truly alone, to face new catastrophes".
So, they are ready to give Preval a second (Unintelligible).
He's often described as close to Haiti's former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, but if Aristide returns from exile, it is not clear that President-Elect Preval will roll out the red carpet.
Pierre-Louis knew Rene Preval long before he entered politics.
Mr Preval's team, naturally, denies anything of the sort.
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Mr. GEORGE MICHELLE (Political historian): The very wealthy gave him money for his campaign because the very wealthy like security, and they have seen Preval, at times, not to be bad one.
In 1994 he was reinstated with the support of US troops, but was forbidden by the constitution from standing for a second consecutive term in 1995, leaving his then-ally, Rene Preval, to stand successfully in his stead.
Mr. RALPH LATORTUE (Haiti's Consul General for South Florida): President Preval sent a message to the international community asking for help and demanding, if possible, to have military bridges so they can reestablish communication with the rest of the country.
All of which adds up to a growing suspicion in some quarters that Mr Preval may be seeking ways to keep postponing polling day, little by little, just long enough to ensure that the polls coincide with the presidential one due in December 2000.
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Under Rene Preval, who was elected for a second term in 2006, there has been a small but significant improvement in conditions in Haiti: jobs have been created, the slums have become less violent, and there have been some timid signs of a growth in tourism.
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In contrast, to numerous coups d'etat, an aid embargo, and the last two years of instability under the interim government, Preval's political campaign called Hope in Creole, inspired many poor Haitians, who want a future of change, but Michele says Preval also inspired the wealthy, who want a future of investments.
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