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Weekly Report - 14 December 2017 (WR-17-49)
HONDURAS: Opposition ratchets up pressure
Hondurans are no closer to knowing who will be sworn-in as president on 28 January next year. The secretary general of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, urged the authorities on 12 December to uphold the rule of law and respect for human rights “in this crucial moment for the future of Honduras”. According to a partial recount by the supreme electoral tribunal (TSE), President Juan Orlando Hernández won 42.95% of the vote to 41.42% for Salvador Nasralla, a difference of some 50,000 votes. But Nasralla has refused to accept the result, insisting that the TSE has lost all credibility, and he is calling for an intensification of street protests.
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