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Honduran Election still
Undecided
A week after the end of the
elections, Honduras has not yet
named a president, despite the
clear lead position of
opposition Liberal Party leader
Manuel Zelaya before National
Party's Porfirio Lobo.
With almost 90% of the polls
reviewed, Zelaya registered 49.9
percent of the voted while Lobo
took 46.16 percent. Though the
tendency is for the difference
to be increased to Zelaya's
favor, Porfirio Lobo said he
would fight the results and
alleged irregularities in
Sunday's vote.
The votes will then be analyzed
by a commission formed by the
five parties participating in
the November 27 elections. This
counting of votes will take at
least five more days, according
to Erazmo Enriquez, press and
communication representative of
the electoral process.
Despite all these delays, most
of the Honduran people consider
Zelaya the winner.
Liberals and conservatives have
been alternating in power for
the last century in this Central
American country, where 80
percent of the population is
poor.
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