After the Honduran Election
7:33 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Latin America|Politics|honduras
2 Dec 2009
The Honduran presidential elections took place this past Sunday and despite there being a winner, Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo with 55.9% of the vote, the political crisis in the Central American country is far from resolved.
Assistant Secretary of State Arturo Valenzuela:
…while the election is a significant step in Honduras’ return to a democratic and constitutional order after the 28th June coup, it’s just that. It’s only a step, and it’s not the last step….
A government of national unity needs to be formed. The congress has to take a vote on the return of President Zelaya to office…
The issue is not who is going to be the next president. The Honduran people decided that. The issue is whether the legitimate president of Honduras, who was overthrown in a coup d’état, will be returned to office by the congress on December 2nd, as per the San Jose-Tegucigalpa Accord.
Today the Honduran Congress is set to vote on if Manuel Zelaya will be reinstated to serve the rest of his term, that is until January 27, when Lobo will assume the presidency.
Via / Plan Colombia and Beyond
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2 Responses to After the Honduran Election
No Second Chance for Zelaya in Honduras | VivirLatino
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:14 am
[...] statements saying that the congress was acting illegally since no actions were taken before last Sunday’s elections in which conservative Pepe Lopo won. Mr Zelaya, who was removed from office in June, told the BBC the decision “ratifies the [...]
Pertti Lindroos
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Welcome back Pinochet and the death squads of the right. Military coups are back with American help.