Read this excerpt from Americansongwriter.
“”After day-long speculation, Jean confirmed with the Wall Street Journal that he will run for president of Haiti in the upcoming November 28 elections. Jean is set to officially discuss his candidacy Thursday on Larry King Live. While the transition from recording artist to politician might seem like a jump, according to Jean’s interview with Time, this is no new ambition, only one made more pressing by the 7.0 earthquake that hit the island in January.
“If not for the earthquake, I probably would have waited another 10 years before doing this,” Jean said. “The quake drove home to me that Haiti can’t wait another 10 years for us to bring it into the 21st century.”
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