Haiti's Constitution Will Prevent Wyclef Jean to Run for President

Wyclej Jean will not be able to fulfill the constitutional requirements to run for president of Haiti.

Article 135 of the constitution of the republic of Haiti states:

ARTICLE 135:
To be elected President of the Republic of Haiti, a candidate must:
a. Be a native-born Haitian and never have renounced Haitian nationality;

b. Have attained thirty-five (35) years of age by the election day;

c. Enjoy civil and political rights and never have been sentenced to death, personal restraint or penal servitude or the loss of civil rights for a crime of ordinary law;

d. Be the owner in Haiti of at least one real property and have his habitual residence in the country;

e. Have resided in the country for five (5) consecutive years before the date of the elections;

f. Have been relieved of this responsibilities if he has been handling public funds.

Wyclef Jean cannot fulfill requirements A and E.