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Clinton Asked to Encourage Election Support

News on December 13, 2009 by Administrator| 2 Comments

“Republican lawmakers who have criticized the Obama administration’s handling of the Honduran political crisis are calling on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to rally other U.S. allies in support of the Central American nation’s newly elected president”…”We strongly urge you to work with our democratic friends and allies in the region and around the world to encourage them to fully and unequivocally recognize the lawful election results in Honduras,” states the letter signed by eight other members of Congress.

Read Miami Herald Article Here.

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OAS Meeting Concludes

News on December 4, 2009 by Administrator| 4 Comments

“The Organization of American States (OAS) is not a tribunal to judge the elections of Honduras, on the contrary, Honduras must be supported in order to rebuild the democracy of their country,” said Guillermo Alberto Coches, the Panama Representative to the OAS.

Coches believes the differing opinions of the representatives of the OAS, concerning the case of Honduras, only weakens the organization.

Honduras “is entitled to find their own destiny, and no one can impose one,” he concluded.

The special meeting convened on Friday to discuss the Honduran general election began at 3:00 p.m. and concluded at approximately 4:30 p.m. They could reach no consensus.

Secretary General, Miguel Insulza, said that the elections held on November 29th had failed to “heal” the political crisis in Honduras.

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Zuniga Wins San Pedro Sula Mayoral Election

News on December 3, 2009 by Administrator| Comments Off

Dr. Juan Carlos Zuniga of the Liberal Party has won the San Pedro Sula majority vote, after a short-lived campaign of only two weeks, The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) confirmed.

Dr. Arturo Bendaña of the Nationalist Party acknowledged his defeat in the race for mayor of San Pedro Sula.

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