Sanctioned and Published in La Gaceta Decree Ordering Electoral Scrutiny

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The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, issued a decree approved by the National Congress ordering a general recount of the votes cast in the elections of November 30. The document instructs the National Electoral Council (CNE) to review the votes of the presidential, legislative and municipal elections, citing irregularities in the electoral process. The CNE declared Nasry «Tito» Asfura, candidate of the National Party, to be the winner of t…

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The decree published in La Gaceta, by which the National Congress asks the National Electoral Council to count all the votes that were not included in the official declaration, marks an unprecedented fact, according to jurists consulted by EL LIBERTADOR. For lawyer Alcesar Durón, the electoral body is obliged to count all of the outstanding votes, which, according to the decree, represent more than 1.5 million voters whose votes were not counted…

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The governments of the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Peru expressed their rejection on Saturday of the decree issued by Honduran President Xiomara Castro ordering a general recount of the elections, arguing that it disregards the authority of the National Electoral Council and undermines the country's democratic institutions. In a joint statement, the signatory countries, most of which have…

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• The measure, approved by the majority of Free Representatives and two members of parliament outside the ruling party in a session without a quorum, ignores the declaration of the CNE that gave Nasry Asfura the winner and includes a petition to criminalize the electoral councillors, unleashing a new institutional crisis. TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS. — President Xiomara [...]

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Less than 24 hours after its approval, by a group of official deputies in the National Congress, the decree ordering electoral scrutiny was sanctioned and published in Diario Oficial La Gaceta. The entry sanctioned and published in La Gaceta decree ordering electoral scrutiny was first published in the Digital Process.