Zelaya's
Followers Vow To Stop The
November Elections
Tegucigalpa - Followers
of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya
Tuesday demanded the United Nations (UN)
suspend economic aid for the country's
general elections, scheduled for Nov. 29.
"We have requested the UN to suspend the
economic aid to Honduras so as to stop the
elections," a pro-Zelaya syndicate leader
Israel Salinas said at a press conference in
Tegucigalpa.
Members of the pro-Zelaya group said they
would reject the result of an election
organized by the coup government and would
continue fighting for Zelaya's return to
power.
"We are going to protest all this week, and
will keep resisting until the coup-mongers
resign," Salinas said.
Zelaya's followers gathered in Tegucigalpa
Tuesday to march in the streets.
On the same day, protestors arrived in San
Pedor Sula, a city north of Tegucigalpa. A
World Cup qualifying match between the
country's national soccer team and Costa
Rica is to be held there on Wednesday.
Zelaya was seized from his bed and sent to
Costa Rica in a military coup on June 28,
just hours before a scheduled referendum on
a possible constitutional amendment that
would have extended presidential term
limits, allowing Zelaya to seek another
term.
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