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In a peaceful manner, 5.3 million Hondurans attended a general election that allowed the election of both the new president of the nation, as well as legislators and municipal authorities. The elections were marked by citizen polarization, some delays from the 2009 military coup, technological failures and fears of fraud. Xiomara Castro, candidate of a center-left coalition, and Nasry Asfura, of the ruling National Party, led the vote.
These elections will put an end to eight years of the government of Juan Orlando Hernández, a controversial president who has been identified by the United States as being related to drug trafficking.
Although citizen participation was high, in the United States, of the more than a million Hondurans who live there, some complained about not having received the new identity or identification card on time, so they could not exercise their right to vote. .
Anything can happen in these elections. The two leading candidates in the vote were proclaimed winners, but the vote count continues. What does Honduras need? What are the most pressing political needs? How to restore citizens’ trust in electoral institutions and processes?
In this edition of El Debate we analyze the political landscape of Honduras. For this we talk with our guests:
– José Filadelfo Martínez, political analyst.
– Edgardo Rodríguez, political analyst.
– And in the study of France 24 we are accompanied by Miguel Gomis, professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations of the Pontifical Javeriana University in Bogotá.
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