Ex-Honduran Leader Zelaya Warns Govt to Stop Election Fraud

Ex-Honduran Leader Zelaya Warns Govt to Stop Election Fraud
Published 27 January 2017


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Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is urging his country’s National Congress to approve electoral reforms designed to prevent fraud ahead of November’s general election.

The leftist politician is warning lawmakers against possible electoral fraud committed by the ruling, right-wing National Party of Honduras, PNH, in the months leading up to the election. Zelaya, a leader of the democratic socialist Liberty and Refoundation, or LIBRE, party, is threatening to join other opposition parties in boycotting the elections if the government does not approve the reforms.

His proposed reforms would ensure that members of opposition parties have representation in the country’s electoral bodies, which are dominated by the PNH.

“If there are no free elections, there will be no elections in Honduras,” Zelaya told lawmakers on Friday, according to Diario Tiempo.

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