Wyclef Jean Blocked From Haiti's Presidential Bid

Wyclef Jean, the hip-hop singer who stirred the pot by saying he’d run for the Haiti’s presidency after a devastating earthquake, is not qualified to run.

Wyclef Jean

“It is with a heavy heart that I tell you today that the board of elections in Haiti has disqualified me from my run for the presidency of the country,” Wyclef Jean said in a statement late Friday night. “Though I disagree with the ruling, I respectfully accept the committee’s final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same.”

The decision, confirmed by a Haitian government official, brings an end to the Wyclef Jean bid to campaign for the country’s top post which is up for election in November. The commission rejected Jean’s application, saying that he had not met residency requirements to run.