Honduras’ Political Risk: Zelaya Asserts He Will Return to Power
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In what can only be seen as a boisterous and misinformed public relations disaster, Manuel Zelaya has today proclaimed he will return to power in the nation of Honduras. Asia One News reports that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said yesterday that he was confident he would eventually be reinstated, despite the collapse of negotiations with President Roberto Micheletti.
“There’s a crisis. How do we get out of it? With an agreement. That agreement… you must have faith, will come. I can’t give you details, but the agreement will come,” Zelaya told Radio Globo at the Brazilian Embassy where he is holed up.
Talks to resolve the political crisis collapsed over the current government’s refusal to reinstate Zelaya, who on Friday rejected Micheletti’s offer to step down if he (Zelaya) gave up his claim to the presidency.Zelaya’s negotiators accused the regime of dragging out the talks in the run-up to November 29, when an election is to be held to choose a new president.
Central America’s worst political crisis in decades was set off by the June 28 arrest and ouster of Zelaya over his plans to change the constitution, which had upset the country’s courts. His actions in retrospect have showcased only the corrupt nature of his tenure in office, and in his desperation to return to power, even when faced with an offer of significant standing, has hurt his former citizenry and indeed his legacy most of all.