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Wyclef Jean considers Haitian presidency
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 28 July 2010
Wyclef Jean is apparently considering running to be president of Haiti, as the country continues to rebuild after it was devastated by an earthquake earlier this year.
The Haiti-born R&B star was appointed “ambassador-at-large” for the country by outgoing president Rene Preval in 2007, and has led various charitable initiatives to help disadvantaged youth in the country. Though, in the wake of the earthquake, which hit the country in January, Jean was accused of irregularities in the accounting of his own Haiti-supporting charity, the Yele Haiti Foundation, and later admitted that it had been “poorly run”.
Despite various reports Jean is considering moving properly into politics, his people remain tight lipped on the issue, saying in a statement yesterday: “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”.
