As the Nov. 29 elections draw to a close and thousands of Hondurans are anxiously awaitinng the results, many are questioning the legitimacy of the elections. Ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, claims the July 7 coup overrides the elections and claimed the U.S. will regret push for the elections.
“The United States made a mistake,” Zelaya said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. “If they are democrats in their country, they should be democrats in Latin America.”
Zelaya claimed the election was illegitimate as a result of the low turnout at the polls though others disagree. Protestors were met with opposition from the Honduran police force and some were even injured.
Much is at stake in this election regarding international relations, trade and the current statu of Honduras as one of the poorest nations in South America.
This video highlights the controversy regarding the unfolding events in Honduras.
Porfirio Lobo is one of the front-runners in the 2009 Honduras presidential election. Image courtesy of The Associated Press.
Thousands of Hondurans gathered Sunday to vote for a new president. While the results have not yet been reported, exit polls indicate front-runner Porfirio Lobo leading with nearly 56 percent of the votes.
This election has proven to be one of the most controversial elections in Honduran history as a result of a July 2009 coup that usurped presiding President Manuel Zelaya. Zelaya and interim president, Roberto Micheletti, are not running in the November elections. The elections have been slow and a reported one third of registered voters turned out at polling stations, according to The Associated Press.
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Also see Times Online for extended information about the status in Honduras as elections draw to a close.
Roberto Micheletti, the interim president of Honduras, pledged secure polling stations for what he said is the biggest election in Latin American history. Micheletti said the de facto government has relied on intel and vamped up security to prevent voters from tampering with the election results.The Thursday night explosion in Tegucigalpa has increased concern for boycots and election fraud.
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Reuters reports vast concerns regarding honduran leadership between now and January, when the new elected president will take office. Interim president, Roberto Micheletti, wants to form a new honduran government without the ousted president, however, a Zelaya spokesman combated this statement claiming the hondurans want Zelaya to be reinstated to power.
Al Jazeera English: Zelaya reinstated to power, Hondurans anxiously awaits election day
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Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is still sequestered in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, nearly five months after being uprooted from his presidency. Zelaya has attempted to convince the interim government to restore him to power, and his representatives recently signed a contract to reinstate Zelaya under certain conditions.
With the upcoming Honduran elections, the U.S. envoy to Honduras issued a statement saying that the U.S. will acknowledge the elected president, despite the outcome. The unrest between Venezuela and Colombia is becoming an increasing concern as drive-by shootings and mass murders are amounting to a full-front war to could dramatically affect the political structure of honduras and other Latin American nations.
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Breaking News: police find dead body of the nephew of Honduran interim president Roberto Micheletti
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Honduran police discovered the dead body of the nephew of Honduran Interim president, Roberto Micheletti. Police said the nephew, Enzo Micheletti, was killed in an execution style murder. The body was discovered with hands tied behind his back and several bullet holes piercing his body.
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Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya claims the proposed solutions by the
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interim government are synonymous to a second coup d’état. The acting president has agreed to step down from office providing Zelaya renounce his claims to the presidency. Zelaya has demanded to serve the remainder of his term in office, but the interim government deems these demands “impossible.” Though the U.S., Europe and surrounding Latin American nations are widely supportive of Zelaya, decisions have yet to be reached, which could produce added political tension and dispute as the election nears.
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Honduras is the third poorest nation in the Americas and heavily dependent upon foreign aid. But since the de facto “regime” ousted President Manuel Zelaya, these surrounding nations have cut off support. Many rural towns in Honduras are hours from hospitals and any form of medical care. The lack of funds has put an indefinite stop to the construction of hospitals and clinics in these rural regions that could potentially aid thousands.
Craig Mauro of Al Jazeera English reports from the village of La Ceibita.
Forbes: No legal grounds for military coup of Honduran president, according to national law
An Argentinian attorney and a former U.N. special adviser present an argument against the de facto government, claiming the military enforced coup was illegal according to Honduran law. A report drafted by the Library of Congress was not completely accurate, and while the ousters claim to be justified in their actions, the authors claim the forced uprooting of Manuel Zelaya was illegal.
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Honduran negotiators are attempting to reach a decision concerning ousted President Manuel Zelaya, but confusion still exists regarding the decision. According to a BBC News report, negotiations were expected to resume Thurs., Oct. 15. National upheaval and expenditures are also plaguing the impoverished nation as a result of “international sanctions against the interim government.”
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