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December 28, 2017

Honduras Opposition Seeks to Annul Hernández's Re-Election over Reports of Fraud
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In Honduras, the opposition party, the Alliance Against the
Dictatorship, has filed an appeal with election officials demanding
incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernández's re-election be annulled
because of fraud in the November 26 election. The Organization of
American States has also called for a re-election amid reports of
widespread fraud and vote rigging. But the United States-which backs
Hernández-has endorsed his re-election. The contested vote sparked weeks
of protests in which at least 22 people have been killed in the ensuing
military crackdown against protesters.


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