Ousted President: Honduras Now Under a Permanent Coup Regime
Ousted President: Honduras Now Under a Permanent Coup Regime
Published 25 April 2015 (13 hours 39 minutes ago)
Former President Manuel Zelaya was ousted in a 2009 coup for his supposed attempts to seek re-election.
Manuel Zelaya, the leftist president of Honduras ousted in a 2009 coup, said Friday that his country is living under a “permanent coup” regime. The former president made the comment in response to a decision by the Honduran high court to modify the constitution and allow for the re-election of presidents.
The move to eliminate term limits for the office of the president was promoted by members of the ruling National Party of the current president, Juan Orlando Hernandez.
Zelaya was ousted six years ago for attempting to hold a non-binding plebiscite on whether to convene a constitutional assembly. His adversaries accused him of using the measure to try to seek re-election.
The former president, who currently serves as the general coordinator of the Libre Party, accused members of the National Party of illegal behavior. “There is sufficient indication for one to assume that National Party extorted the magistrates so that they would repeal (the ban on re-election),” said Zelaya in a statement.
Zelaya also stated that the court's decision was illegal and that he believed only the Honduran people had the right to change the constitution.
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