PORT-AU-PRINCE — Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean urged supporters to react “peacefully and responsibly” to some Haiti provisional electoral council ruling that he isn’t eligible to operate like a presidential candidate inside Nov. 28 election.
Singer-songwriter Jean, 40, an international celebrity who’s well-known in his impoverished and earthquake-ravaged homeland, was left off the list of approved candidates published from the council.
Council spokesman Richard Dumel says election officials accepted 19 candidacies and rejected 15 other people. Jean’s candidacy was turned down due to the fact he didn’t meet the residency requirement of getting lived in Haiti for 5 many years ahead of the election.
Jean stated in the weblog posted in the Huffington Post: “Though I disagree with all the ruling, I respectfully accept the committee’s last choice, and I urge my supporters to try and do a similar.”
He urged supporters to react “peacefully and responsibly to this disappointment.”
“Ultimately, we should respect the rule of law in order for our island to turn into the excellent nation we all aspire for it to become,” he mentioned.
He vowed to carry on doing work for Haiti’s renewal
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