Why did deposed leftist president, Manuel Zelaya say democracy in Honduras was dead?”
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ deposed leftist president, Manuel Zelaya, said on Thursday that democracy in the country was “dead” after lawmakers who backed his ouster in a June coup voted to block his return to power. In a decision that disappointed Washington, Honduras’ Congress resisted international pressure and voted 111-14 on Wednesday against Zelaya’s reinstatement, throwing his future into question as he remains camped out inside the heavily guarded Brazilian Embassy. A U.S.-brokered deal between Zelaya and de facto leaders who took power after the coup left it up to Congress to decide if he could finish out the last few weeks of his presidency before his term ends in January. “We’re disappointed by this decision since the United States had hoped that Congress would have approved his return,” U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela told reporters on Thursday. The congressional vote reaffirmed lawmakers’ June 28 decision to strip Ze
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Honduras’ deposed leftist president, Manuel Zelaya, said on Thursday that democracy in the country was “dead” after lawmakers who backed his ouster in a June coup voted to block his return to power. In a decision that disappointed Washington, Honduras’ Congress resisted international pressure and voted 111-14 on Wednesday against Zelaya’s reinstatement, throwing his future into question as he remains camped out inside the heavily guarded Brazilian Embassy. A U.S.-brokered deal between Zelaya and de facto leaders who took power after the coup left it up to Congress to decide if he could finish out the last few weeks of his presidency before his term ends in January. “We’re disappointed by this decision since the United States had hoped that Congress would have approved his return,” U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela told reporters on Thursday. The congressional vote reaffirmed lawmakers’ June 28 decision to s
Honduras’ deposed leftist president, Manuel Zelaya, said on Thursday that democracy in the country was “dead” after lawmakers who backed his ouster in a June coup voted to block his return to power. In a decision that disappointed Washington, Honduras’ Congress resisted international pressure and voted 111-14 on Wednesday against Zelaya’s reinstatement, throwing his future into question as he remains camped out inside the heavily guarded Brazilian Embassy.
