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| Wyclef Jean endorses Martelly's candidacy in Haiti Posted: 17 Feb 2011 09:08 AM PST
Hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean on Wednesday endorsed the candidacy of popular carnival singer Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly in his bid to become the next president of Haiti. The Ex-Fugees hip hop frontman, whose own presidential campaign was rejected by election officials last year, said he decided to endorse his longtime friend because he's technologically savvy and has a charismatic personality that will "help raise money with the donors." "My endorsement is not based on the fact he's just my friend. That would have been an emotional thing," Jean told the press after making his announcement Wednesday evening at a hotel in Port-au-Prince. Martelly, the No. 2 finisher in November's presidential election, faces top vote-getter Mirlande Manigat, a 70-year-old former first lady, in a March 20 runoff critical to Haiti's post-earthquake reconstruction. Martelly flanked Jean during his endorsement and afterward thanked the Grammy Award winner, who is an influential figure in the poor Caribbean country of his birth.  |
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