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No Second Chance for Zelaya in Honduras

9:13 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · honduras|Latin America|Politics · 7 Comments

3 Dec 2009

After 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

After the Honduran Election

7:33 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · honduras|Latin America|Politics · 2 Comments

2 Dec 2009

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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

Honduras Update : Zelaya Still in Embassy, Coup Government Says What Constitution?

12:25 pm By Maegan La Mala · honduras|Latin America|Politics · 3 Comments

4 Oct 2009

There doesn’t seem to be an end in sight to the political drama continuing to unfold in Honduras. Ousted President Zelaya remains inside the Brasilian Embassy, accusing the military of using sound weapons against those inside. Coup leader Micheletti has suspended constitutional civil rights while trying to say (like some comments left here) that the ousting of the democratically elected president was constitutional as if he can have it both ways. Meanwhile supporters of Zelaya continue to hit the streets in defiance of the suspension of the right to assembly. I found the report below, via The Mex Files, to offer a really interesting analysis of the situation, including how the coup is impacting some of the most marginalized inside Honduras, the Garifuna, and how this coup could be setting the stage for future coups in Latin America.

Meanwhile in Honduras : President Zelaya Kind of Returns & Micheletti Goes into Dictator Mode

10:47 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · honduras|Latin America|Politics|Violence · 7 Comments

24 Sep 2009

I continue to be amazed at how anyone could say that a country under curfew, with airports closed, is anything but a dictatorship, especially given that the self-proclaimed president in power took it via force. According to my dictionary, it fits the definition of a country after a coup. Comparing Honduras to what I know about other moments in Latin American history, it sure looks like a country under siege from within.

On Monday, democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya returned to Honduras after being ousted in a coup. However, Zelaya is far from a free man. He is currently inside the Brazilian embassy. As soon as word came through that Zelaya was in the country, the first thing the government of Roberto Micheletti did was deny that fact as a way to maintain control or pretend to anyway. Once it was reveled where Zelaya was, and stil is, his supporters poured into the streets. At the same time Micheletti declared a curfew, which many Zelaya supporters ignored. Power to the Brazilian embassy was cut. Military forces surrounded the area and used tear gas against pro-Zelaya protesters. People were being pulled off the street.

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Waiting for President Zelaya

6:55 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · honduras · Comments Off

5 Jul 2009

inf_nota24528_1086 Today, exiled President Zelaya is expected to return to Honduras, complete with an entourage including Argentina’s President Fernandez, Ecuador’s President Correa, & the OAS head Insulza. And they will be greeted by snipers.

I am so afraid for how this will turn out.

Via / Inka Kola News, Honduras Resistencia

Zelaya : I’ll Be Back

6:32 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · honduras|Politics · 1 Comment

1 Jul 2009

videolthumb33f94a679b19df6d0f00e21f8096b24f Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has vowed to return to his country and to his position on Thursday. Pero he won’t be alone. Zelaya plans to bring an entourage with him including, according to news sources, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, and the U.N. General Assembly and OAS chiefs.

The interim president of Honduras, Roberto Micheletti, said that Zelaya would be arrested upon his return.

The United Nations , OAS, and US President Obama have thrown their weight behind Zelaya, but since people have such short memories I would like to point out a few things:

Coup in Honduras

6:54 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · honduras|Politics · 1 Comment

29 Jun 2009

soagrad Yesterday morning I watched news of a military coup in Honduras unfold via Twitter.

President Manuel Zelaya Rosales was facing strong opposition to a non-binding constitutional referendum, opposed by the Supreme Court, the Armed Forces and the Honduran legislature, that would have allowed him to ask to run for another term. Instead of allowing the vote, army leaders arrested Zelaya and forced him into exile in Costa Rica, where he is no seeking asylum. Word is that one of the leaders of the coup is Romeo Vasquez, a graduate of the U.S. run “you too can lead a coup school” School of the Americas.

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