Honduras de facto leader says will step aside

Categories: Politics| Nov 21, 2009

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras's post-coup de facto leader said on Friday he would give up his presidential duties for a week, a step Washington welcomed as a way to help ease a five-month-old political crisis. Roberto Micheletti, who took power after ...Read More

US urges Honduras de facto leader to step aside

Categories: Politics, World| Nov 20, 2009

US urges Honduras de facto leader to step aside WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto leader should make good on an offer to step aside for a week so voters can focus on November 29 polls and resolve the country's political crisis, the U.S. State Department said Friday. Roberto Micheletti, ...Read More

Honduras regime seeks to disarm citizens ahead of polls

Categories: Politics| Nov 20, 2009

The Honduran de facto regime on Friday ordered citizens to turn in their weapons in a bid to avert violence around disputed presidential elections to be held at the end of the month. Ousted President Manuel Zelaya has called on his ...Read More

Honduran channel says de facto govt blocks signal

Categories: World| Nov 20, 2009

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A Honduran televisionstation that backs deposed President Manuel Zelaya accused thede facto government of interfering with its broadcast signal onFriday, replacing news programs with cowboy movies. The Honduran media has become a battleground between rivalsupporters of ...Read More

Honduras' Zelaya proposes to postpone elections

Categories: World| Nov 20, 2009

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Honduran ousted President Manuel Zelaya proposed on Thursday to postpone the Nov. 29 elections, till the power of the state is restored to the situation before the June 28 coup. The Honduran Congress earlier this week ...Read More

Honduras interim leader may step down. Will that help President Zelaya?

Categories: Politics, World| Nov 20, 2009

Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Mexico City - For months, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya – with the backing of the world community – has demanded that Roberto Micheletti step down as the interim president of this Central American nation roiled in ...Read More

Interim chief to step down for Honduras vote

Categories: Politics| Nov 20, 2009

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras' interim president says he will step down temporarily to allow voters to concentrate on the upcoming presidential elections. Roberto Micheletti says he will step aside ahead of the Nov. 29 election until at least Dec. 2, when ...Read More

Honduran de facto president to step down temporarily

Categories: World| Nov 19, 2009

Honduran de facto president to step down temporarily (CNN) -- De facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti will temporarily step down from power in the days surrounding the scheduled November 29 presidential election, Micheletti said in a speech Thursday. Micheletti said he hopes that by stepping down from November 24 ...Read More

Honduran Congress to Rule on Zelaya after Vote

Categories: Politics| Nov 18, 2009

(TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras) — Honduran lawmakers will not decide whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya until after upcoming presidential elections, the congressional leader said Tuesday, a decision that could undermine international support for the vote. Congress will meet Dec. 2 — ...Read More

Honduran Congress will rule on Zelaya after vote

Categories: Politics| Nov 17, 2009

Honduran Congress will rule on Zelaya after vote TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Honduran lawmakers will not decide whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya until after upcoming presidential elections, the congressional leader said Tuesday, a decision that could undermine international support for the vote. Congress will meet Dec. 2 ...Read More