Hip hop star Wyclef Jean is not on the list of approved candidates for Haiti's presidential election, it is reported.
Wyclef Jean said he had received death threats in recent days
A member of the country's provisional electoral council told the Reuters news agency that the ex-Fugees singer did not satisfy legal requirements to run in a November 28 presidential election.
The committee requires candidates to have spent the last five consecutive years living in Haiti.
Jean, who said he had received death threats this week, lives and works in the US.
The musician had always said his appointment as a roving ambassador by President Rene Preval in 2007 exempted him from the residency requirement.
The provisional electoral council is due to formally publish the list of approved candidates on Friday.
Wyclef Jean said he had received death threats in recent days
A member of the country's provisional electoral council told the Reuters news agency that the ex-Fugees singer did not satisfy legal requirements to run in a November 28 presidential election.
The committee requires candidates to have spent the last five consecutive years living in Haiti.
Jean, who said he had received death threats this week, lives and works in the US.
The musician had always said his appointment as a roving ambassador by President Rene Preval in 2007 exempted him from the residency requirement.
The provisional electoral council is due to formally publish the list of approved candidates on Friday.