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November 26, 2013

Ruling Party Wins Honduran Elections, Challenger Claims Fraud 
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Election officials in Honduras say right-wing ruling party candidate
Juan Orlando Hernández has an insurmountable lead over Xiomara Castro,
the wife of ousted president Manuel Zelaya, in the presidential race.
With a third of votes yet to be counted, Hernández has 34 percent of
the vote while Castro has 29 percent. But Castro and her supporters have
rejected the results, alleging fraud. Former President Zelaya said they
will peacefully challenge the results in the streets.

Manuel Zelaya: "If necessary we will take to the streets to defend our
rights as we have always done and it's necessary. Secondly, we are
pacifists, we don't use violence and the martyrs and murdered are on the
side of the resistance, not the power and we are willing to continue
with the process of reconciliation but that does not mean to give up on
justice. Never."

Hundreds of Castro supporters have already been gathering to protest the
results.

 

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