Interim President Roberto Micheletti said during his speech at the promotion ceremony of the Armed Forces, that Honduras is a sovereign country that deserves the respect of the international community, and praised the work of the Honduran army in defense of democracy. “This is a special day for the country and the history of Honduras. […]
“We’re disappointed by this decision since the United States had hoped the Congress would have approved his return,” so said Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Arturo Valenzuela. “The United States will continue to work with Honduran and international partners to help fulfill our overarching goal of supporting the restoration of democratic and […]
The decisive tally is 65 in favor of not reinstating Zelaya, and 8 against. Even if the rest of the 128 congress people voted to reinstate him, he would only have 63 votes. Therefore, Mr. Manuel Zelaya Rosales will not be restored to the presidency in Honduras.
Congress is now at 62 in favor of not reinstating Zelaya, 9 say yes.
At this point, there are 31 who believe Zelaya should not be reinstated, and 4 who believe he should be reinstated. Congress said they are not voting on whether Zelaya should be reinstated to the presidency, but rather on whether their prior decision to remove him from office was correct.