Can Lobo reconcile Honduras ?

Porfirio Lobo / DR

So Porfirio Loco was elected President of Honduras. The end of the crisis or the beginning of new problems? On its first appearance, it could just be the continuation of a six months (at least) conflict. Many countries refused to recognize the election and even quite a large part of the Honduran people do not recognize the new government.

A few things to know about the Honduran election

Elvin Santos and Porfirio Lobo / DR

Just in time before Honduras vote: a short presentation of the election. Here are five things you should know about it.

– It is a general election. Not only the new president will be elected, but also Central American representatives, the 128 MPs and 298 city councils. So that the whole political landscape of Honduras will be determined by this election.

Latin football turns smoothly

I was late: here is the first 100% football post. The opportunity is worth: never Latin America had been so represented that during the next World Cup in South Africa. The 2002 record will be matched with seven nations: Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Costa Rica or Uruguay. I will refrain from making an analysis on the issue, but the passion for sport throughout the region,

The end of the crisis in Honduras?

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It is an euphemism to speak of confusion when it refers to the situation of Honduras in the last months. We first saw a rather liberal President make a turn to the Left and become an ally of the social democracies in Latin America, dreaming of an alternative development model, a coup as we had not seen for years in the region, an illegitimate regime that has not been recognized by the international community, international envoys snubbed by the new regime, an amazing return of the ousted president crossing the border illegally and finding refuge in the Embassy of Brazil, emergency measures and a reduction of freedoms as if there was a civil war…