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June 26, 2009

Honduras in Crisis over Referendum Vote
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Honduras is facing an internal political crisis over a planned
referendum by President Manuel Zelaya. Zelaya wants to hold a referendum
on Sunday that would let voters decide on rewriting the constitution.
But Honduran Supreme Court justices and other government officials say
the referendum is illegal. On Thursday, hundreds of soldiers deployed
around the Honduran Congress after Zeyala fired the head of the Honduran
military. Critics say Zeyala has overstepped his authority, while Zelaya
says he’s being undermined by elite groups who oppose the referendum.



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