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Honduras on the edge: Xiomara Castro calls for popular mobilization to confront US-backed coup plot

Two weeks after elections in Honduras, no winner has yet been declared yet. As the irregularities grow, both the Liberal Party and LIBRE have denounced electoral fraud is being committed in favor of the far-right candidate.

Rixi Moncada presidential campaign event With elections just days away, external pressure on Honduras is mounting

Although Moncada appears to have the lead in the polls, the opposition has launched a national and international campaign to delegitimize the results of the November 30 election.

Honduras will hold general elections in November (1) Honduras will hold general elections in November

The polls are still inconclusive, although the three who have the best chances to conquer the presidency are: Moncada, Nasralla, and Asfura.

33 countries meet in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, at the annual CELAC summit

The most pressing issues revolve around the measures taken by the Trump administration regarding new tariffs and migration policy.

Honduras threatens to close US military bases over Trump’s anti-immigration agenda

As incoming President Trump threatens mass deportations, Honduran President Xiomara Castro warns of reconsidering military ties with the US.

Tens of thousands on the streets of Honduras to support the government of Xiomara Castro

Amid growing accusations of a right-wing led coup attempt, the Libre party called for a national mobilization to defend the government of Xiomara Castro

Xiomara Castro calls on the Honduran people to stop the right-wing coup

Leftist Honduran President mobilizes popular forces to oppose a plan to carry out an alleged coup d’état against her

Attacks on Xiomara Castro’s government escalate after termination of extradition agreement with the US

A series of attacks from the US Embassy and the local oligarchy have sought to undermine the progressive government in Honduras

Honduran President Xiomara Castro rejects US interference and condemns coup plot

The Honduran head of state announced that it would suspend its extradition agreement with the United States after the US ambassador made a series of remarks against high-ranking government officials and meetings they held with Venezuelan officials.

Nicolás Maduro wins the presidential elections in Venezuela

As predicted, the right-wing opposition has refused to recognize the results and affirms that they won “with 70% of the vote”, the US government meanwhile has called for a recount

Hondurans mobilize in support of Xiomara Castro’s government

The head of state called for the mobilization following an intensified destabilization campaign by the right-wing opposition

Honduran President Xiomara Castro warns of destabilization attempts against her government

President Xiomara Castro alerted the Honduran people that the conservative sectors that perpetrated the coup d’état against former president Manuel Zelaya in 2009 are now trying to destabilize her government