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Here is a picture of Wyclef Jean holding his Haitian Identity card and his Haitian passport. He wanted to show that he kept his Haitian nationality and is qualified to run in the 2010 Haiti election.

Wyclef was a candidate in the Haiti election 2010. His candidacy, however, was not accepted by the CEP because he did not meet residency requirement. It si required that candidates for the presidential post have to show proof of residency in the country for the previous 5 years before they can run for president

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Here is a picture of Wyclef Jean and Haitian President Rene Preval just before Wyclef's candidacy was rejected on the ground that he did not live in Haiti for 5 years prior to declaring his candidacy for president.

The Haiti election 2010 was scheduled for November 28, 2010. A total of 19 candidates participated in the election.

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