Dick Lugar
U.S. Senator for Indiana
Date: 11/18/2009 • http://lugar.senate.gov/
Contact: Andy Fisher • 202-224-2079 • andy_fisher@lugar.senate.gov
Lugar Supports Recognition of Honduran Election
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Dick Lugar released the following statement in response to reports that Honduran lawmakers will not decide whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya until after upcoming presidential elections scheduled for November 29. The Honduran Congress has said that it will meet Dec. 2 to decide if Zelaya should return to the presidency to finish his constitutional term, which ends in January 2010.
“I support the October 30 agreement that was adopted by both President Manuel Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti to end the Honduran political crisis. This agreement, negotiated with the help of the Organization of American States among others, allows the Honduran Congress, taking into account the opinion of the Supreme Court, to decide whether to reinstate President Zelaya for the remainder of his term. The agreement required both parties to abide by Congress’s decision. I understand that the Honduran Congress will vote on President Zelaya’s reinstatement after the November 29 election. This decision is consistent with the October 30 agreement,” Lugar said.
“I applaud the Department of State’s efforts to encourage implementation of the accord, as well as its commitment to fund election observation missions by both the International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute. If the November 29 election meets international standards for fairness and transparency, I strongly support recognizing the results. Countries in the region, Brazil in particular, should consider that recognition of the election will be the only way for Hondurans to look beyond the 5-month-old crisis. While we must be mindful of the historical precedent, recognizing the November 29 election would be the best solution to avoid prolonging the crisis.”
U.S. Senator for Indiana
Date: 11/18/2009 • http://lugar.senate.gov/
Contact: Andy Fisher • 202-224-2079 • andy_fisher@lugar.senate.gov
Lugar Supports Recognition of Honduran Election
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Dick Lugar released the following statement in response to reports that Honduran lawmakers will not decide whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya until after upcoming presidential elections scheduled for November 29. The Honduran Congress has said that it will meet Dec. 2 to decide if Zelaya should return to the presidency to finish his constitutional term, which ends in January 2010.
“I support the October 30 agreement that was adopted by both President Manuel Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti to end the Honduran political crisis. This agreement, negotiated with the help of the Organization of American States among others, allows the Honduran Congress, taking into account the opinion of the Supreme Court, to decide whether to reinstate President Zelaya for the remainder of his term. The agreement required both parties to abide by Congress’s decision. I understand that the Honduran Congress will vote on President Zelaya’s reinstatement after the November 29 election. This decision is consistent with the October 30 agreement,” Lugar said.
“I applaud the Department of State’s efforts to encourage implementation of the accord, as well as its commitment to fund election observation missions by both the International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute. If the November 29 election meets international standards for fairness and transparency, I strongly support recognizing the results. Countries in the region, Brazil in particular, should consider that recognition of the election will be the only way for Hondurans to look beyond the 5-month-old crisis. While we must be mindful of the historical precedent, recognizing the November 29 election would be the best solution to avoid prolonging the crisis.”
3 comentarios:
I read that Argentina and Brazil stated they will not recognize the upcoming election. This does not compute with me since the election process was already in place, candidates selected before Zelaya was sent packing to Costa Rica.
They die hard and pay more attention to esthetics than to ethics. Zelaya being ousted in his pijamas is what they objected, not the fact that Zelaya tried to violate the constitution. The ALBA ountries will also refuse to recognize it since Zelaya is their man....
In the end, if we Hondurans can live with the outcome of OUR ELECTIONS, that is what matters. Nobody tried to help us stop Zelaya. Nobody came to our aid when Zelaya was leading us in the same direction Chavez had led Venezuela. Best of all, we have learned that Democracy is speaking out, and as long as we Hondurans stand together, we can move on.
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