What's Going On With Honduras' Election? | NowThis World
The recent presidential election in Honduras has sparked violent protests, resulting in at least 24 deaths thus far. The unrest stems from extremely close election ...
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Hondurans voted to elect a new president in late November, but they didn’t officially have one for nearly three weeks. Although the election was about a month ago, thousands of protesters have been in the streets refusing to accept the results, claiming corruption and fraud. At least 24 people have died during the violent clashes. The country was split by a razor-thin margin in a contest between two completely different candidates: an incumbent President, allied to the U.S and a TV-host and first time candidate. So what do we know about the current political chaos going on in one of the most important countries of the Northern triangle? And how can Honduras move forward amid this tension? Politically, Honduras hasn’t been shaken this bad since their 2009 coup. The people in the...
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Hondurans voted to elect a new president in late November, but they didn’t officially have one for nearly three weeks. Although the election was about a month ago, thousands of protesters have been in the streets refusing to accept the results, claiming corruption and fraud. At least 24 people have died during the violent clashes. The country was split by a razor-thin margin in a contest between two completely different candidates: an incumbent President, allied to the U.S and a TV-host and first time candidate. So what do we know about the current political chaos going on in one of the most important countries of the Northern triangle? And how can Honduras move forward amid this tension? Politically, Honduras hasn’t been shaken this bad since their 2009 coup. The people in the...
