No Second Chance for Zelaya in Honduras
9:13 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · honduras|Latin America|Politics
3 Dec 2009After a 10 hour session, the Honduran Congress voted yesterday not to reinstate ousted president Manuel Zelaya, 111-14. The vote followed the guidelines set in The Tegucigalpa-San Jose agreement signed on Oct. 30, sponsored by the United States. Zelaya, regardless, wasn’t pleased with the decision and made 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 coup” and meant Hondurans were “living in illegality”.
Brazil, in whose embassy, Zelaya has taken refuge, has refused to accept the election results and has vowed not to normalize relations with Honduras until Zelaya is returned to power.
Roberto Micheletti, who led the summer coup against Zelaya, will return to the presidency until Lobo starts his term on January 27th.
The concerns that are raised for me include, the status of the numerous human rights violations that have happened and that will likely continue to happen under Micheletti. Also there is something about a coup being legitimized by a congressional vote that doesn’t sit right with me.
Via / The Latin Americanist, Two Weeks Notice, La Prensa, BBC
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7 Responses to No Second Chance for Zelaya in Honduras
Ulf Erlingsson
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:26 am
That thing that doesn’t sit right with you, could it perhaps be that it was no coup, since a people by definition cannot make a coup, and the congress is the people? Ever thought about that?
Maegan La Mala
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:29 am
But what about forcing Zelaya out of the country? are you denying that that happened?
Robert Wood
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 am
Then say the legal impeachment of the President as ordered by our Supreme Court which was followed by an illegal exile of the former president by military officers. These Officers should be arrested and brought to justice for their illegal act. The impeachment was following our Constitution and has been now twice confirmed by our Congress and Supreme Court, and be aware that the majority in Congress has been from Mel’s own party! There was NO COUP!
Maegan La Mala
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 am
You don’t think it’s a question of semantics here? Was the impeachment, as you call it, completely separate and unrelated to Zelaya’s removal?
Elio
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:21 am
¿Porqué se llama “golpe” lo sucedido en Honduras si el que dio un golpe al estado de derecho fue Zelaya al convocar un referendum anticonstitucional, para asegurarse el poder “vitalicio” cuyas consecunacias previstas era lo que sucedió después, con el refrendo de los Tribunales de Honduras y de su Parlamento?. Cuando los caudillos (Castro, Chavez) de izquierdas dan un golpe se llama revolución popular, cuando el pais retira del poder a uno de izquierdas, se llama “golpe”.
Lee
December 3rd, 2009 at 1:10 pm
The Supreme Court ordered his arrest. Then the army went to serve the arrest warrant. They took it upon themselves to exile him. Separate events.
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The army leaders who decided on his exile should be prosecuted but that probably will not happen.
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He only had 300 supporters yesterday in Central Park. People are tired of his antics and just want to move on.
Pertti Lindroos
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Move on ? On to more killings by right wing death squads. Military coups are no way to run the world. Might does not make right.