Wyclef withdraws

PORT-AU-PRINCE – Wyclef Jean has officially ended his bid for Haiti’s presidency.
A statement sent yesterday by his publicist said the singer was leaving Haitian politics to promote a new album.
Jean’s candidacy ended last month when the Caribbean country’s eight-member provisional electoral council left him and more than a dozen other hopefuls off the ballot. Nineteen candidates were approved.
No official reasons were given for the exclusions. Jean is presumed not to have met constitutional requirements including living in Haiti. He lives in New Jersey.
The election is slated for November 28. (AP)