TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hondurans began casting ballots Sunday to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close…
Hondurans began casting ballots Sunday to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced that he would pardon a former president.
At a voting site in the capital, the country’s major parties were present with tables, banners, flags and music, but media far outnumbered potential voters initially.
In addition to a new president, voters will elect a new Congress, as well as hundreds of local positions.
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras Hondurans will elect a new president Sunday while still grappling with U.S. Donald Trump’s sudden intervention in what was expected to be a close contest, the latest signal of the United States’ renewed interest in Latin America.
Among the five presidential candidates on the ballot, polls indicated three had a chance to win and were finishing in close competition.
