 In 1956, the Magloire government was failing, and although still in hiding, Duvalier announced his candidacy to replace him as president.By December 1956, an amnesty was issued and Duvalier emerged from hiding, and on 12 December 1956, Magloire conceded defeat.The two frontrunners in the 1957 campaign for the presidency were Duvalier and Louis Déjoie, a landowner and industrialist from the north.