Juan Orlando Hernandez

Honduras roads blocked in protests

Tegucigalpa - Muslimchronicle

Activists blocked roads and clashed with police in Honduras on Saturday as part of nationwide protests against the contested re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds jailed since Hernandez was declared the winner of the November 26 run-off election -- after a three week stretch of often-interrupted ballot counting that stoked tensions and sparkedRead more

Honduras opposition demands 'rigged' vote be canceled

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Honduras's leftwing opposition is demanding a presidential election held two weeks ago be voided and its results annulled, alleging it was "rigged" in favor of incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez. The Alliance Against the Dictatorship coalition backing Hernandez's chief rival in the poll, Salvador Nasralla, lodged the demand late Friday with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Both Hernandez and Nasralla claimedRead more

Honduras opposition demands full recount of ballots

Tegucigalpa - Muslimchronicle

Honduras' opposition on Tuesday demanded a full recount of ballots in a presidential election it claims was tampered with to deliver a fresh mandate to President Juan Orlando Hernandez. The demand, made by the leader of the left-wing opposition, former president Manuel Zelaya, upped the ante over a crisis stemming from the November 26 election. Previously, the opposition had demandedRead more

Honduras concludes vote recount, no winner declared

Tegucigalpa - Muslimchronicle

Honduran electoral authorities concluded a recount early Monday, more than a week after a bitterly-contested presidential election, with President Juan Orlando Hernandez in the lead but without officially declaring him the winner. "We have now finished this recount," said Supreme Electoral Tribunal president David Matamoros, announcing that Hernandez had 42.98 percent of the vote over opposition leader Salvador Nasralla's 41.39Read more

Honduras declares state of emergency over post-vote violence

Tegucigalpa - Muslimchronicle

The Honduran government declared a state of emergency late Friday that restricts free movement in an attempt to stop violent demonstrations across the country triggered by claims of presidential election fraud. The decree approved by President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is seeking re-election despite a constitutional ban on a second term, "restricts the free movement of people for a period ofRead more

Hondurans vote as president seeks re-election

New York - Muslimchronicle

Hondurans went to the polls Sunday (Nov 26) with President Juan Orlando Hernandez seeking a second mandate despite a constitutional one-term limit, sparking fears that his bid could usher a crisis in the poverty and crime-wracked country. An estimated six million people are eligible to vote, electing not just a president but also members of Congress, mayors and members ofRead more