Uncertainty ahead for Honduras
Danielle Mackey has a terrific article on The Election Fraud in Honduras Follows Decades of Corruption Funded by the U.S. War on Drugs for The Intercept. By focusing on Olancho, Danielle provides a nuanced story of politics, drugs, environmental destruction, organized crime, elite politics, and corruption. The Olancho province is in the east of Honduras along the border with Nicaragua and is greater in size than the entire country of El Salvador. Honduras is thoroughly corrupt and the U.S. wittingly or unwittingly is propping up a corrupt regime. Okay, it can't be unwittingly.
Honduras Culture and Politics surveys the political landscape following last month's disputed election in Party politics in Honduras, post 2017. Salvador Nasralla has ended his electoral alliance with Libre as he reaches out to factions of the Liberal Party with thoughts on the 2021 election. Luis Zelaya criticism of November's fraudulent election split the Liberal Party. It's hard to predict the likely maneuverings of Honduras' political and electoral opposition. The real concern is how the opposition responds to the lessons of the last eight years: Honduras' political and economic elites and the U.S. government will not allow the opposition to win democratic elections nor will they allow them to rule once they do so. A friend speculated that the situation on Honduras reminds him of El Salvador's fraudulent 1972 election.
Finally, the Catholic Church is investigating allegations of corruption against Honduran Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodriguez Maradiaga and a close aide, Bishop Juan Jose Pineda. The Vatican has confirmed the investigation but rejected the more explosive allegations printed in L’Espresso. There's no reason to believe that any Central American institution is immune from corruption.
Honduras Culture and Politics surveys the political landscape following last month's disputed election in Party politics in Honduras, post 2017. Salvador Nasralla has ended his electoral alliance with Libre as he reaches out to factions of the Liberal Party with thoughts on the 2021 election. Luis Zelaya criticism of November's fraudulent election split the Liberal Party. It's hard to predict the likely maneuverings of Honduras' political and electoral opposition. The real concern is how the opposition responds to the lessons of the last eight years: Honduras' political and economic elites and the U.S. government will not allow the opposition to win democratic elections nor will they allow them to rule once they do so. A friend speculated that the situation on Honduras reminds him of El Salvador's fraudulent 1972 election.
Finally, the Catholic Church is investigating allegations of corruption against Honduran Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodriguez Maradiaga and a close aide, Bishop Juan Jose Pineda. The Vatican has confirmed the investigation but rejected the more explosive allegations printed in L’Espresso. There's no reason to believe that any Central American institution is immune from corruption.
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