#HONDURAS: 4-Day Delay In Pres. Election Vote Count Leads To Vote-Rigging Fears, Rioting

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Honduras is teetering on the brink of its worst political crisis since the 2009 military coup after the beleaguered electoral commission failed for the fourth day to declare a winner in the presidential race amid mounting irregularities and allegations of vote rigging.

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#HONDURAS: Pres. Hernandez Seeks Second Term, Despite Constitutional Ban

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Honduras is set to go to the polls for its primary elections today, where current President Juan Orlando Hernández will controversially compete in a primary to become the candidate for his National Party to run for a second term as president, despite a constitutional provision forbidding presidents from serving a second term. Hernandez has convinced friendly members of the national elections board to agree that re-election is not really against the law. He argues that he has improved security issues and has lowered crime and violence since taking office in 2014.

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Ruling Party Wins Presidency; Opposition Contests Results [world politics news]