No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

HomeArchiveHonduras' Micheletti to step down temporarily for public ‘reflection'

Honduras’ Micheletti to step down temporarily for public ‘reflection’

Honduras´ interim President Roberto Micheletti will step down for a week to allow time for public “reflection” during the presidential electoral process, Micheletti said Thursday.

The surprise announcement came late Thursday, as the country gears up for the Nov. 29 elections. Micheletti said he will resign from Nov. 25 through Dec. 2.

“My purpose with this measure is for the attention of all Hondurans to be focused on the electoral process and not on the political crisis,” Micheletti said during a speech he gave early Thursday evening.

The crisis remains, however, after talks broke down last month between Micheletti and ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who has said he refuses to recognize the winner of the upcoming vote and accuses the United States of backing Micheletti´s “coup” government.

The U.S. government says it will support the elections as the way out of the crisis, which is the region´s worst political debacle in years. However, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is beginning to find itself isolated on that position. Guatemala became the latest Latin American country this week to announce it has withdrawn plans to send observers to the elections in protest of Honduras´ reluctance to allow Zelaya´s reinstatement as president. Other countries could follow.

Trending Now

Salvadoran Lawyers Fight for Rights of Trump-Deported Migrants in Secretive Prison

A small group of overstretched and outmatched lawyers is fighting for the rights of men deported by the Trump administration and held in a...

Algal Bloom Detected in Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya

A noticeable change in watercolor has been reported across several zones of the Gulf of Nicoya and coastal areas adjacent to the Nicoya Peninsula....

El Salvador NGO Flees to Guatemala as Bukele Intensifies Crackdown on Critics

The prestigious NGO Cristosal, which investigates corruption cases and denounces human rights violations in El Salvador, announced Thursday that it has been forced into...

Canadian Tourism to Costa Rica Drops Amid Rising Crime Concerns

Canadian visits to Costa Rica have started to drop in 2025, with crime playing a big part in the shift. Data from the Costa...

Costa Rican Lottery Official Investigated in Money Laundering Case

Another money laundering case has shaken Costa Rica. Following a series of raids that dismantled a laundering network operating through legal and illegal lottery...

UN Experts Warn of Possible Nicaraguan Government Role in Exile’s Murder in Costa Rica

A team of UN human rights experts said Tuesday that involvement by the Nicaraguan government in the killing of retired major Roberto Samcam cannot...
Avatar
spot_img
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Rocking Chait
Costa Rica Travel

Latest News from Costa Rica