Hondurans for Constitutional Reform
Tegucigalpa - Unionists, farmers,
Indigenous People and students marched in
Honduras in support of the June 28 official
poll for reforms to the Constitution.
The largest rallies were held in Tegucigalpa
where over 10,000 people marched from the
Comayagüela neighborhood to Congress.
The poll will show if the people wish to
elect the president, legislators and mayors,
set up a Constituent Assembly and reform the
Magna Carta.
The current Constitution has 379 articles,
including seven that cannot be changed,
including the form of government, and
definition of national territory.
The government of President Manuel Zelaya
will give people the opportunity to decide
on their future by redrafting the
Constitution. Analyst Victor Manuel Ramos
says the changes would help change the fact
that the government is run by only a few
people. |
