TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The United States embassy in Honduras on Saturday referred to as for calm and dialogue after lawmakers brawled in Congress a day earlier amid a dispute over who would head up the legislative physique, simply days earlier than President-elect Xiomara Castro takes workplace.
“Due to the occasions of January 21, the United States calls on political actors to stay calm, have interaction in dialogue and chorus from violence and provocative rhetoric, and urges their supporters to precise themselves peacefully whereas respecting the rule of regulation,” the U.S. embassy in Tegucigalpa tweeted.
Castro’s legislative plans suffered a physique blow on Friday when about 18 members of her Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) broke ranks and collaborated with the ruling National Party to elect a Libre lawmaker because the president of Congress.
The dispute triggered chaotic scenes in Congress because the vote broke an settlement Castro had with Partido Salvador de Honduras (PSH), an allied get together that helped her declare victory, to put in a PSH determine because the Congress president.
Castro, calling the transfer a “betrayal”, expelled the 18 lawmakers from her get together. She additionally referred to as for Libre members from across the nation to converge in the capital Tegucigalpa for a vigil to forestall Sunday’s election of a brand new board that might ratify Friday’s vote.
Castro promised ally PSH management of Congress after its candidate, Salvador Nasralla, stepped down from the race and pledged assist to Castro, the spouse of former President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a coup in 2009.
Going in opposition to the take care of PSH will probably influence Castro’s means to prevail in Congress, analysts say.
Castro has threatened to refuse to be sworn in on Jan. 27 by the brand new president of Congress.
(Writing by Drazen Jorgic)
