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Chavist candidate Xiomara Castro seemed on track Monday morning to become the first female president of Honduras after 38.94% of the votes had been counted. Castro, a former first lady whose husband Manuel Zelaya was ousted by a coup in 2009, had obtained 53.44% of the votes, according to the National Electoral Council (CNE), after Sunday's elections.
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With general elections approaching in Honduras, memories of the turbulence around the 2017 vote remain fresh. To avoid a repeat, politicians in Tegucigalpa should pledge to respect the results and authorities should clarify who would resolve any dispute. External actors should prepare to help.
Honduras to head to polls in November 2 minutes read Tegucigalpa, May 27 (EFE).- Honduras officials announced Thursday that the country will hold its 11th general election since its return to democracy on Nov. 28, in the midst of marked political, social and economic crises and after the approval of a new electoral law. Fourteen political parties will participate, of which only three, according to opinion polls, have the possibility of displacing the current president, Juan Orlando Hernández, who will conclude his mandate on Jan. 27, 2022. The call for elections was made Thursday by the th...
Meet the Candidates: Honduras Criminal investigations and fears of fraud loom over this year’s presidential election. Little is certain in the race to become Honduras’ next president. Current President Juan Orlando Hernández, re-elected in 2017 in what critics say is a fraudulent second term, is not running again. However, criminal investigations into Hernández and others in his circle loom over the race, with some suggesting the government would do whatever it takes to ensure the ruling National Party stays in power. Recent piecemeal electoral reforms also offer little in the way of en...