By Ruth Manuel-Logan on Jul 28th 2010 10:26AM
Filed under: News
President of Haiti René Garcia Préval's position will be up for grabs this year and
Wyclef Jean might be interested in placing his bid.
Is the singer, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur and Haitian humanitarian extraordinaire suggesting that he is seriously mulling over running for president of his homeland? The Haitian presidential elections are scheduled for November 28th of this year. If Jean wants to get his presidential bid registered, he must do so by August 7th.
In order to be considered a viable candidate, Jean must prove that he has lived in the country for at least five years straight. He also cannot be a resident of any other country. The entertainer was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, a small town on the outskirts of the city's capital Port-au-Prince, but was raised in Brooklyn.
The former R&B/hip-hop music group Fugees member has dedicated himself to all causes related to Haiti and has become the country's Superhero. Way before the devastating earthquake shook the nation earlier this year and left it in shambles, Jean was an active and passionate philanthropist working diligently to help rebuild his country.
One major way that the 37-year-old Grammy Award winner managed to contribute so much to his country is through the grassroots organization, Yéle Haiti, he founded. He created the charitable foundation in order to inspire change in Haiti through programs in education, sports, the arts and the environment. He has also used the organization to help spread the word about earthquake disaster awareness and to raise funds to aid earthquake survivors.
A few days ago, Jean tweeted a response to the rumor mill surrounding his possible run for the presidency, saying:
Meanwhile the Haitian warrior's camp released the following statement this week, regarding Jean's bid for the highest office in Haiti:
"Wyclef's commitment to his homeland and its youth is boundless, and he will remain its greatest supporter regardless of whether he is part of the government moving forward. At this time, Wyclef Jean has not announced his intent to run for Haitian president. If and when a decision is made, media will be alerted immediately."
And so we wait....
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By: milkens jean-pierre on 7/28/2010 3:11PM
Ido't think so is not good nop nop nop
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By: milkens jean-pierre on 7/28/2010 3:15PM
Hey wyclef,if u realy wanna help that country u don't need to be president,and u do know dat u can't run a country,then u don't have anny knowleged 4 that,please understand that.My haitian people don't fool urself wyclef can't do nothing for haiti,e si nouvote misye yap we vwe nou pa kanpe sou anyen paske'l rete byen simp misye pa k majistra new-york.atis pa vle di politicien.nou bezwen yon moun ki kpab nou pa bezwen yon ti djole.
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By: Dwright Richard on 7/29/2010 3:13PM
What's that wyclef? I don't think a country who got politician even it's a poor country will let someone like that become their commander in chief,dat's not true,I don't think so.Where's the young people?If u don't know how to make a choice please ask.
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By: cideir on 7/28/2010 4:03PM
What an ego! If he can't manage & account for his organization's funds, how will he administer Haiti?
And how can someone who supported the overthrow of President Aristide seek democratic electoral office in Haiti? What a joke!
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By: VERSAINT on 7/28/2010 6:36PM
As a long time observer of the political events in Haiti, now I do believe it is the time at least to say something about the hot and surprising land! Let's stay just around the 90s, the politics reminders are right there, we don't need to go too far to understang Mr. Rene Preval's GAME through Mr. Wyclef Jean or anyone else, certainly will be used by Preval's Staff just to choose the right candidate of their machiavellian selection! through which the using popular names like unminded political skills, of course will indeed realize that the Game is a shameful and an archaic result system; And this will create entirely the social and political chaos all around the country. In fact, even Mr. Preval doesn't know or care of what will happen! As well as The soccer time was a fake peace, it was just a minded preparing for the cultural and usual-surprising move. Memorazing the same impact that Mr. Aristide had to know and grasp an unforgettable lesson which be followed by whom who unfortunatelly think of being the king of the momentum, ene though the palace is already naturally and politically collapsed. Please if anybody would really like Wyclef, just let him know the real fact that he cannot know by hihself. And being outside of such GAME, he must know better! God bless his wisdom...
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By: juana on 7/29/2010 10:48AM
LOL, I can't believe this guy actually believe that he is capable of running and entire country, when in fact he couldn't properly run his small organization that he calls, Yele'. SMH, what arrogance
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By: Hernot Versaint on 7/29/2010 1:27PM
As a long time observer of the political events in Haiti, now I do believe it's the time at least to say something about this hot and surprising land, even for the present protagonists who still can't receive the message through that natural tragedy; So, let's stay just around the 90s! The politics reminders are right there, we don't need to go too far to understang Mr. Rene Preval's GAME through Mr. Wyclef Jean or anyone else, certainly will be used by Preval's Staff just to choose the right candidate of their machiavellian selection! through which the using popular names like those unminded political skills, of course will at the end of the road realize that the Game is a shameful and an archaic result system; And this will create the social and political chaos all around the country. In fact, even Mr. Preval doesn't know or care of whatsoever may happen in this hopeless corner of the world! As well as The "soccer" time was a fake peace, preparing a cultural and usual-surprising move. Memorazing the same impact that Mr. Aristide had to know and grasp an unforgettable lesson which should be followed by whom who unfortunately think of being the king of the momentum. Even though the palace is already naturally and politically collapsed. And they still don't get the message. Can I repeat: "the blindness is the cancer of the 21st century?" Therefore, if anybody would really like Wyclef, for who he is, what he represents, please just let him know the real fact then he cannot know by hihself. And stay away of such GAME, he must know better! May God bless his wisdom...
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By: milkens on 8/12/2010 10:26PM
YOU dat my friends i lool 2 i can't understand that man maybe his crazy.
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YES HE RUNNING YA WILL WIN THE ELECTION AND OBAMA WILL ENDORSE HIM AND HE WILL GET AID FROM MANY NATIONS AND AMERICA AND HE WILL GET A NEW GOVERNMENT UP AND NEW LAWS AND A NEW CONSTITUTION WRITTEN WITH A PARLIMENT GOVERNMENT,HAITI WILL BE BETTER AND TURN MORELY TO GOD,JOBS WILL COME THERE AND MORE TRADE ALSO BETTER LIFE,ALSO DONT YA WANT TO SEE HAITIAN GETTING INTO MORE MUSIC,ACTING,RAP,NEW STARS EVEN PORNSTARS,,,,HE WIN HE BE ON THE PBS ELECTRIC COMPANY ALOT YA PLUS HE GOT STAR POWER AND MORE AID COME TO THE NATION FROM OTHER NATIONS AND JOBS PLUS HE LOOKS GOOD ON HAITI HISTORY BOOK,YA SEE HOW ALNOLD SWAGGNEGGER FIXED CALIFORNIA UP ALSO AMERICA STOCK MARKET ALMOST BACK UP TO 11,000 POINTS,HAITI WILL NEED TO FIND GOD MORELY,HATI SAW HOW OBAMA MADE HISTORY,PEOPLE IN HAITI THEY SHOULD WANT NEW FOODS AND COMPANIES TO COME THERE,YES HE CAN HELP HAITI HE KNOW TONS OF RAPPERS AND STARS THEY WILL HELP HAITI OUT MORELY CAUSE THEY KNOW HIM,IF I WAS HAITIAN I VOTE FOR HIM SO I CAN EAT NEW FOODS AND GET HELP LIKE FOLKS IN USA GET LIKE MEDICADE,SSI,WELFARE-PENSION,REFUND CHECK ALSO GRANTS,THE CONSTITUTION NEED BE CHANGED GREATLY AND LAWS,HES FAMOUS YA ,WHY WOULD YA WANT SOMEONE NOT KNOWN,WYCLEF KNOWN GLOBALLY HE RICH GET ROYALITIES FROM HIS OLD MUSIC-PLUS HE BEEN ON TV SHOWS-STUFF HE KNOWS MANY FAMOUS CELEBS
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