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HONDURAS ELECTIONS A TEST FOR DEMOCRACY IN A FAILED STATE
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The town of Yorito, around 200 km north of the Honduran capital,
Tegucigalpa. Two years ago residents here drove out a mining
company. Many here see the coming elections as an opportunity to
change course for their community and the country.
El pueblo de Yorito, a unos 200 km al norte de la capital hondure?a,
Tegucigalpa. Hace dos a?os los vecinos expulsaron a una compa?ía de
explotación minera. Muchos aquí ven las próximas elecciones como una
oportunidad para cambiar el curso de su comunidad y el país.
Tegucigalpa resident Victor Mayorga, 79, says he will not be voting
in the coming election. “I believe in democracy, but in Honduras it
is broken. It’s been broken since the [2009] coup.”
Victor Mayorga, 79 aos, vecino de Tegucigalpa, dice que no votará
en las próximas elecciones. “Creo en la democracia, pero en Honduras
está rota. Ha estado rota desde el golpe [de 2009]”.
Rixi Moncada is a lawyer and part of a three-person rotating chair
with the newly created National Electoral Council, or CNE as it’s
known by its Spanish acronym, responsible for delivering the final
vote tally. “The only opportunity for the country to build a
democratic foundation is through the coming elections.”
Rixi Moncada es abogada y parte de la presidencia rotativa de tres
personas en el recién creado Concejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), que
es responsable de entregar el recuento final de los votos. “La única
oportunidad para que el país construya una base democrática es a
través de las próximas elecciones”.
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