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.

Posted by Magdala Janvier on July 24 2010 at 6:38 PM

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Top Brass says...

I thought that Wycliff jean show them his Green or yellow card during a ceremony at NYC city hall between last year or 4 years ago? I thought more »

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Makout Lavalas says...

You can say whatever you want. Wyclef will run for President and will surely be elected. For the intellectual matters that you are talking more »

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Sacha says...

Not even the Zobop will get him there. Do not waste your more »

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Charlot Charlemagne says...

Sa yo mèt lage li. Yo pa bezwen bawe sa. An plis Ti mesie Mass polilè. bezwen ti kob la yo ta ka sèvi avèk more »

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Charlot Charlemagne says...

What do you mean by : Will get him there. Do you think so.. But not of the Constitution. As a Haitian I think,He has the right to run Being more »

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