Haiti's Next President? Wyclef Jean Discusses His Credentials With Al Jazeera English's Riz Khan

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How qualified is the hip-hop star for the post and is he even eligible to run?

On Wednesday's Riz Khan we speak with Haiti's ambassador-at-large Wyclef Jean and ask: Can a pop star really lead Haiti forward? Harry Fouche, former Consul General of Haiti in New York also joins us.

[PDJane]

1. Does anyone in America

(or Canada) remember that Haiti has a democratically elected president, who was deposed by the US with the aid of Canada, and is in exile in South Africa?

Why? Because he wanted to help his people, at the expense of some very lucrative contracts between corporations in the US and the rich landowners of Haiti, that's why. Perhaps, if one asked, the people would like M. Jean Paul Aristide back?