Wyclef Jean Refuses to Give Up Presidential Candidacy
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Aug. 20: Haitian-born singer and presidential candidate Wyclef Jean, right, exits a hotel room after Haiti's Electoral Council rejected his presidential candidacy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday. (AP)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean says he is not abandoning his presidential bid just yet and will send a lawyer to a Haitian court to appeal a decision rejecting his candidacy.
Speaking to The Associated Press from his home in Croix des Bouquets, Jean says lawyers will go to a Haitian court Monday to appeal with the national electoral dispute office.
Jean told the AP on Sunday that he has a document "which shows everything is correct" and that he and his aides "feel that what is going on here has everything to do with Haitian politics."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jean's candidacy was rejected by the country's elections board Friday.