Jean plans appeal in Haitian candidacy
Published:Monday | August 23, 2010 | 11:36 AM
Hip hop artiste star Wyclef Jean says he plans to appeal his rejection as a candidate in Haiti's presidential election in November.
The electoral council is believed to have ruled that the US-based singer and songwriter had failed to meet the requirement that presidential candidates maintain five consecutive years of residency in Haiti before running.
The council approved 19 candidates and rejected 15.
Among those who will stand are former Prime Ministers Jacques-Edouard Alexis and Yvon Neptune, Jude Celestin, the candidate supported by outgoing President Rene Preval; and Michel Martelly, a well-known singer known as Sweet Mickey.
The entry of Wyclef Jean and Martelly had prompted jokes about the race becoming an American Idol-style contest.