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\n<\/narylim><\/intlim><\/wrapindent><\/p>\n\n- Singer born on the island supports presidential candidate and fellow musician Michel Martelly<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean has been shot in his native Haiti on the eve of presidential elections on the Caribbean island.<\/defjc><\/rmargin><\/lmargin><\/dispdef><\/smallfrac><\/p>\nThe former Fugees frontman was blasted in the hand just after 11pm in the city of Delmas, just outside the capital Port-au-Prince and was rushed to hospital for treatment.<\/defjc><\/rmargin><\/lmargin><\/dispdef><\/smallfrac><\/p>\nDetails of the shooting remain unclear, but Jean, who lives in the U.S., is a high-profile supporter of presidential candidate and fellow musician Michel Martelly.<\/defjc><\/rmargin><\/lmargin><\/dispdef><\/smallfrac><\/p>\n\n
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Wyclef Jean was shot last night. He is seen here (left) with presidential candidate Michel Martelly (right) at a campaign rally the night before the shooting<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean in August last year after submitting paperwork to run for president. He was told he could not run because he had not lived in the country for five years prior to the election. He is now backing Michel Martelly in today’s vote<\/p>\n
The
\nAmerican-Haitian singer’s own bid for president ended when he was
\ndisqualified from standing last August. The country’s constitution
\nrequires candidates to have lived there for five years before an
\nelection and Jean lives in the U.S.<\/p>\n
Haiti’s
\nvoters are due to go to the ballot box later today to pick a president
\nto lead a country where anger with the government runs deep and nearly a
\nmillion people are living on the streets.<\/p>\n
The
\nelection is clouded with uncertainty over the return of ousted former
\nPresident Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a popular but divisive figure whose
\nmere presence was considered by the U.S. government and others as a
\npossible threat to the vote.<\/p>\n
Alongside
\npolitical new-comer ‘Sweet Micky’ Martelly, a star of Haitian compas
\nmusic, is Mirlande Manigat, the former first lady and law professor.<\/p>\n
Both
\nemerged as the top two finishers in a first-round vote in November with
\n18 candidates that was marred by fraud and disorganization.<\/p>\n
Whoever
\nwins will face major challenges, including a Senate and Chamber of
\nDeputies controlled by the party of outgoing President Rene Preval, who
\nwas barred by the constitution from running for re-election, and
\nre-building the nation crippled by last year’s huge earthquake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Jean in action with the Fugees when he was their frontman <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jean canvassing for support last year in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The singer was released from hospital after being shot in the hand<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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