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Honduras army moves in to quell post-election protests
Topic Started: Dec 13 2017, 05:05 AM (529 Views)
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12 December 2017

Security forces in Honduras attempted to clear the streets of barricades erected by supporters of presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla on Monday.

More than two weeks after the election, no official winner has been declared although the electoral authorities say the incumbent, Juan Orlando Hernández, has the most votes.

Mr Nasralla wants the election to be annulled on grounds of fraud.
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Elections in Honduras are not decided by votes, but by who has the biggest bananas............ :rollseyes:
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^^^ Nahhhhh... by who has the biggest Uncle Sam's support. :cool:
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Hernandez Declared Honduran President-Elect in Scandal-Plagued Election
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Opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla has accused the government of committing a major fraud and “whitewashing” of a corrupt electoral process.
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Call for fresh Honduras election after president Juan Orlando Hernández wins
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Electoral observer OAS voices doubts about ‘low-quality’ election process that does little to clear up critics’ doubts
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Juan Orlando Hernández won with 42.95% of the vote in Honduras, compared with 41.42% for runner-up Salvador Nasralla. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Honduras’ Electoral Authority Declares Incumbent President the Winner of Elections, Despite Statistical Near-Impossibility, CEPR Co-Director Says
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Declaration by OAS Secretary General, Public Demonstrations Signal Ongoing Distrust in Official Results


Honduras Rejects OAS Calls for New Elections
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Honduran officials are rejecting calls for new elections in spite of widespread fraud allegations and mass protests.
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A military police removes a burning tire from a barricade settled by opposition supporters during a protest, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras December 18, 2017. | Photo: Reuters
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US recognizes re-election of Honduras president despite fraud allegations
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State department congratulates Juan Orlando Hernández after month-long election standoff, as OAS and US politicians call for a new vote
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Juan Orlando Hernández in Tegucigalpa, Honduras Thursday. Photograph: Orlando Sierra/AFP/Getty Images

Uncle Sam about Venezuela elections: "Ahhhhh! Dictator! Maduro is a D-I-C-T-A-T-O-R! Say, did i say that Maduro is a DICTATOR?"

Uncle Sam about Honduras elections: "Nothing to see, move on".
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Families fear no justice for victims as 31 die in Honduras post-election violence
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US silent on alleged military police responsibility for deaths despite $114m aid to security forces, amid claims of ‘vote fraud’ by President Juan Orlando Hernández
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Opposition supporters stage a die-in in front of a police and military checkpoint in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on 22 December 2017. Honduras has received $114m in US security aid since 2009. Photograph: Gustavo Amador/EPA
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Only a fool expects legitimate elections in Honduras............... :oyvey
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Is Honduras a hoyo de mierda (@Comandante Donaldo)?

I don't know. I just know that his right-wing, conservative, "democratically elected" President has US support:

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In Little Honduras a Loyal U.S. Client, and Tyrant, Backed by Trump and the Bananan Republicans
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Rigged elections. Dead protesters. Why is Trump supporting such a bad guy in Honduras? (And why are the cartels so happy about the situation?)
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Dirty Elections in Honduras, with Washington’s Blessing
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U.S. support for a corrupt election continues the country’s history of obstructing Honduran democracy.
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Right-wing President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras speaks to the U.S. Marines in November 2016. (United States Marines Corps)

Perhaps Honduras is a hoyo de mierda because US imperialism? :cool:
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Honduran Former President Gassed in Election Protest March
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Videos posted on social media showed chaotic scenes in the streets, with Manuel Zelaya claiming he had been hit by tear gas and shown wearing a mask.
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A demonstrator throws a tear-gas canister back to the police during a protest against the re-election of Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa. | Photo: Reuters
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The murder rate in Honduras will continue to increase until the people's attitudes improve.............. :rollseyes:
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Indeed:

Deadly violence over disputed Honduras election result
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One protester has been killed in clashes in Honduras between riot police and demonstrators who dispute the result of November's presidential poll.
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The protest was organised by supporters of the defeated opposition candidate
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Honduras activists allege campaign of violent intimidation by security forces
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Environmental campaigners report death threats amid a crackdown on continuing protests against alleged election fraud
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Environmentalists should stick to environmental issues in Honduras rather than getting immersed in elections...Elections there can be more hazardous to your health than smog or unsafe water........ :dunno:
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Honduran Women Fight for Rights, Protest Electoral Fraud
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January 25th marks the National Day of Honduran Women, this year the date coincided with a protest against recently held elections.
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Honduran President Hernández sworn in amid protests
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Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been sworn in for a second term with high security in place after a disputed presidential election.
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Juan Orlando Hernández's election victory is disputed by the opposition

How President Trump is fueling Honduran migration north
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Why is the United States supporting an authoritarian regime in Honduras that is bulldozing democracy and human rights?
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Honduran woman at anti-fraud protest in Tegucigalpa (December 2017). © Giorgio Trucchi / Rel-UITA.

Secret report: Honduras’ new top cop helped cartel move coke
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Honduran authorities are promising “an exhaustive investigation” into alleged ties between their new national police chief Jose David Aguilar Moran and a cartel kingpin who’s now serving a 20-year sentence in a U.S. federal prison.
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#6393 In this Jan. 15, 2018 photo, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, behind second from right, watches the change of command exchange ceremony between his new National Police Chief Jose David Aguilar Moran, left, and outgoing Gen. Felix Villanueva in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. A confidential government report obtained by the Associated Press alleges that Aguilar helped a cartel leader pull off the delivery of nearly a ton of cocaine, raising questions about Honduras’ much-touted purge of corrupt police and the reliability of the administration of Hernandez, a key U.S. ally in the war on drugs. (AP Photo)
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UK sold spyware to Honduras just before crackdown on election protesters
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The interception equipment was used by the country’s law enforcement agencies which have a dismal human rights track record
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Students clash with riot police during a protest against the reelection of President Juan Orlando Hernández, in Tegucigalpa on 5 February 2018. Photograph: Orlando Sierra/AFP/Getty Images
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In a violent country like Honduras it is necessary for the police to be more violent............. :shakeshead:
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And as the police is violent, Honduras gets more violent. "Positive feedback" (Ka-ching). :cool:
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Honduras to Protest Communication Law Censuring Social Media
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The Honduran Opposition Alliance is calling for protests against the proposed reform to the Communications Law today in Tegucigalpa
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Former President Manuel Zelaya (R) speaks during a demonstration against the re-election of Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, February 3, 2018.

The State Department’s Inconsistent and Ineffective Response to the Undemocratic Proliferating Through Latin America
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By Alexandra Gale, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs
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Image: Protests in Honduras
Taken from: VOA Learning English
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43% of Assassinations of Journalists in Honduras Have Occurred During the Presidency of Juan Orlando Hernández
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Source: ALBA Movimientos / The Dawn News / February 15, 2018
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“No more impunity” Source: ALBA Movimientos
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The opposition will eventually learn they can't win............. :oyvey
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Anyone else see a pattern? Latin America is hopeless. The smart people should leave and the rest should go back to a tribal existence.
"No. No he won't. We'll stop it."
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PATruth
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Anyone else see a pattern? Latin America is hopeless. The smart people should leave and the rest should go back to a tribal existence.
Pffft! The Latin American oligarchs already own half of Miami. :cool:
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