The Wall Street Journal
By JOSE DE CORDOBA
Honduras' interim president Roberto Micheletti will step down temporarily from his post for a week during the country's coming national elections, the Wall Street Journal has learned.
The move, while largely symbolic, is an effort by the interim government to boost international legitimacy for the Nov. 29 vote, which the government hopes will put an end to a political crisis that began with the June 28 ouster of President Manuel Zelaya.
In a speech to be delivered late on Thursday, Mr. Micheletti is expected to say he will hand the reins of government to his council of ministers – basically, the cabinet – from Nov. 24 until his return to power on Dec. 2, according to a copy of a speech obtained by the Wall Street Journal. The president-elect is scheduled to take power in January.
In the remarks, Mr. Micheletti says his temporary absence from his post is meant to help Hondurans concentrate on the presidential elections instead of the political crisis, which erupted when the army kicked the president out of the country for allegedly wanting to extend his stay in power. Mr. Zelaya, a close ally of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, denies the charges, and has called on Hondurans to boycott the vote. Read Entire Article
Zelaya Accepts No “Agreement” Returning Him to the Presidency of Honduras
The following is an interpretation and translation of an article appearing in the Honduran Newspaper, “El Heraldo”. Read entire article...
Zelaya Won't Recognize Vote
Associated Press
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya insisted late Saturday that he won't accept any deal to restore him to office if it means he must recognize elections later this month. Read entire article...
The Cardinal and the Constitution
It's a good 30 minutes by car from here to the Catholic retreat center where I traveled to meet Honduran Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga last week. The brick compound sits just off a dirt road on a hillside in a forest of tall pines. When I arrived the sun was going down, and in the stillness of the early evening the world seemed serene. Read entire article...
