At one point the hip hop artist-turned-politician bodysurfed on the hands of bandana-waving supporters in Haiti's capital and stepped onto a speaker truck to address the crowd of hundreds. Jean had submitted his candidacy papers 10 minutes before the provisional electoral office closed.
"America has Barack Obama and Haiti has Wyclef Jean," shouted Jean, who was born in Haiti but raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. Many in the crowd wore T-shirts distributed by supporters.
Carrying his wailing 5-year-old daughter on his shoulders, Jean told The Associated Press: "It's a moment in time and in history. It's very emotional."
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