Washington
(ANI):
Pop
superstar
Shakira
has
become
the
latest
celebrity
to
support
the
Democratic
presidential
candidate
Barack
Obama.
The
Colombian
singer
is
urging
fellow
Latinos
to
vote
for
Obama
in
next
month's
US
presidential
elections
because
the
Senator
can
restore
peace
and
confidence
in
America.
"I
support
Barack
Obama
because
I
think
he's
the
person
who
can
truly
represent
what
the
US
is
to
other
countries.
I
feel
in
my
heart
that
he
can
restore
peace
and
confidence
in
the
U.S," Contactmusic
quoted
her,
as
saying.
"I'd
like
to
invite
the
Latino
community
to
go
out
and
vote,
because
they
can
make
a
huge
difference.
This
country
is
incredibly
important
to
me,
as
it
is
for
the
rest
of
the
world,
because
the
U.S.
economy
is
crucial
to
other
world
economies.
And
world
peace
depends
largely
on
the
who
is
driving
the
politics
of
this
country,"
she
added.
Obama
has
responded
to
Shakira's
remarks,
stating,
"I
feel
honoured
to
receive
such
support
from
a
talented
and
generous
artist."