A statement from the Presidential House says they have respectfully called upon Congress today to move forward with their consultations, and proceed with its decision on the executive branch of the Tegucigalpa – San Jose Agreement, on whether or not Mr. Zelaya is to be restored.
“The accord is dead,” Zelaya told Radio Globo from from the Brazilian Embassy. “There is no sense in deceiving Hondurans.” Forged last week with the help of U.S. diplomats, the pact gave both sides until midnight yesterday to install the government with both supporters of Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti. Jorge Reina, a negotiator for Zelaya, […]
Two hours within the deadline for the formation of the unity government, and former President Zelaya has not sent his list of ten candidates for positions within the new unity government, according to Pineda Ponce.
The nationalist presidential candidate, Porfirio Lobo, denied yesterday that he met “alone” with the United States Undersecretary of State, Thomas Shannon, as the daily newspaper El Pais in Spain reported. He also denied he had agreed to support the return of Manuel Zelaya in exchange for recognition of the elections. Mr. Lobo was asked if […]
Honduran congressional leaders are meeting to discuss whether to convene a special meeting to discuss the return of ousted former president Manuel Zelaya. The possibility of the return to power of the ousted leader is one of the points of the deal struck last week between negotiators for Zelaya and the interim government. The meeting […]