Violence erupts again after Honduras’s ousted President Manuel Zelaya attempted to fly back to his country. Newsy.com continues our coverage on the political conflict in Honduras, this time we’re trying to find out if Zelaya’s defeat has anything to do his policies.
First,
France 24 looks at the international relations issue. The channel says Zelaya’s close ties with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez might be part of the reason he was ousted.
“Traditionally the country’s considered an American ally but over the past few years, President Zelaya’s come under fire for being too chummy with his Venezuelan counterpart … Weary of appearing too close to U.S. adversary Chavez, conservative leaders don’t want to rock the boat and upset Washington.”
Honduras This Week backs up the idea of Zelaya siding with socialist leaders in the region. The paper’s editorial describes a demonstration by the new government supporters has ...
“ ... set an example to the world, that [Honduras] will not fall to authoritarian regimes like other Latin American countries have recently.”
While the Organization of American States member nations have condemned the military and the interim government, a newspaper from Honduras’ neighbor Belize,
The San Pedro Sun, blames his ambitious plan to stay in power longer through a public referendum...
“...an elected leader cannot make up policy as he goes, and when he does so, you can count on trouble…”
However, Canada’s
The Real News network brings us different perspective from a Honduran human rights activist who says the interim government was threatened by power of the people, not Zelaya.
“They were scared of submitting to the people by way of referendum. ... The world knows that Honduras is sorely lacking in democracy. Here, a ‘legal democracy’ was installed but not a participative one.”
Finally,
Voice of America tells us what Central America and their leaders could learn from the political uproar in Honduras.
“Some observers say Mr. Zelaya’s attempts to change the laws should serve as a lesson to others who try to tamper with democracy. ... ‘I think in the end, that attitude may come back and really be damaging to the Venezuela’s and others that are clearly moving in an undemocratic ways.’ ”
So do you think Zelaya’s leaning towards the left caused him the presidential seat or this is simply a power struggle in domestic politics?
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