Honduran
Elections To Worsen Political
Crisis: Zelaya
Tegucigalpa - Ousted
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Monday
that the startup of the so-called
presidential campaigning in Honduras for the
November election will deepen the ongoing
political crisis in the country.
During an interview with the Honduran radio
"Radio Globo," Zelaya said in neighboring
Nicaragua that "the democracy is in grave
damage, and the elections will be held in a
repression environment where the president
was ousted by forces."
The Honduran National Tribunal of Elections
set off the presidential campaigning Monday,
which will last until Nov. 29.
On that day, Hondurans will also elect 128
lawmakers of the Congress, 298 mayors and 28
lawmakers of the Central American
Parliament.
Zelaya said these elections must be
denounced, and the results should not be
recognized by the world.
He also claimed his return to power is
imminent and no one can impede it.
Zelaya was deposed by military forces on
June 28 and flown to Costa Rica. Since then,
he has made several attempts to reenter his
country, but all failed.
Since June 28, Zelaya's followers in
Honduras have launched a series of protests
and strikes to demand his comeback.
The de facto Honduran government has not
been recognized the international community,
and the Organization of American States has
suspended the country's membership. |
