Honduras president faces crisis
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December 1, 2009, Tuesday
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ELECTION officials said yesterday that Honduras' newly elected President Porfirio Lobo had a strong lead in Sunday's presidential contest.
Election organizers also said that more than 60 percent of registered voters cast ballots - an increase from the last election - indicating that most Hondurans rejected calls by toppled President Manuel Zelaya to boycott the vote.
The country's interim leaders hoped a strong turnout would prove the vote's legitimacy and free the country from international isolation that followed the June 28 ouster of Zelaya.
Early signals on their chances were mixed. The United States has said that it will recognize a free and fair vote, but made no comment following the election.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, however, said yesterday that his nation will not rethink its rejection of the election because that might encourage coups in other nations.
Zelaya already disputed the official election numbers. He said his information from polling places indicated two-thirds of voters stayed home, which he insisted meant the election had no legitimacy. The debate over whether Honduras should hold the election without first restoring Zelaya to his office overshadowed the campaign.
Election organizers also said that more than 60 percent of registered voters cast ballots - an increase from the last election - indicating that most Hondurans rejected calls by toppled President Manuel Zelaya to boycott the vote.
The country's interim leaders hoped a strong turnout would prove the vote's legitimacy and free the country from international isolation that followed the June 28 ouster of Zelaya.
Early signals on their chances were mixed. The United States has said that it will recognize a free and fair vote, but made no comment following the election.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, however, said yesterday that his nation will not rethink its rejection of the election because that might encourage coups in other nations.
Zelaya already disputed the official election numbers. He said his information from polling places indicated two-thirds of voters stayed home, which he insisted meant the election had no legitimacy. The debate over whether Honduras should hold the election without first restoring Zelaya to his office overshadowed the campaign.
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