Unasur Won’t Recognize Vote Under Defacto Regime, Bachelet Says

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Bloomberg News

Unasur Won’t Recognize Vote Under Defacto Regime, Bachelet Says
By Stephan Kueffner

Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said the Union of South American Nations won’t recognize the results of any elections carried out by the defacto regime now in power in Honduras.

Bachelet spoke at a meeting of the group today in Quito.


Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aCngqcUCe6hA

[Judi Lynn]

1. Union of South American Nations rejects elections under Honduran de facto regime

Union of South American Nations rejects elections under Honduran de facto regime
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) – 3 hours ago

QUITO, Ecuador — South American presidents say they will not recognize any leader elected while Honduras' coup-installed regime is in power and they have reiterated a call for the immediate return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced the group's position Monday on the first day of a meeting of the Union of South American Nations, or Unasur.

Bachelet handed over the presidency of Unasur to Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, who called for Zelaya's "immediate and unconditional" return to power in Honduras.

The presidents plan to sign a declaration on the Honduran crisis later Monday.

Zelaya was pushed out of the Central American country's presidency in a June 28 coup.

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[ro1942]

3. s. america

please stop the oligarchy. lanny davis makes me want to throw up

[lsewpershad]

8. Davis is a pimp

who would sell his soul for $$$$$$.

[fascisthunter]

2. excellente!

[EFerrari]

4. Fantastic. n/t

[bemildred]

5. Good. Make them have a real election. nt

[David__77]

6. Great news! The key is make clear this doesn't end with coup-run elections.

They think they can just ride this out. The Liberal candidate is even making noises to appear like he's not in cahoots with the coup in order to create a deceitful appearance of electoral competition. Of course they're feeling the heat. The Honduran coup is a death rattle of clerical/fascist/oligarchic/feudal/comprador reactionary politics in the continent.

[zeemike]

7. This is a very important announcement..

The coup leaders were counting on making themselves legitimate in november with new elections.

[New Dawn]

9. K&R