Honduras accord promises to end conflict

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Source: ticotimes

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Honduras accord promises to end conflict

By Tim Rogers
Nica Times Staff | [e-mail]
Honduras and the international community are celebrating what appears to be a resolution to the four-month-old political crisis in Honduras, following a Thursday evening announcement by acting President Roberto Micheletti that a “final accord” has been reached between the country's interim and ousted governments.

The agreement, pending approval by Honduras' Congress, would call for the return to power of ousted President Manuel Zelaya and new presidential elections on Nov. 29. The accord would also put the Armed Forces under the control of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and create a Truth Commission to investigate the incidents leading up to and following Zelaya's June 28 military ouster.

The accord also calls for creation of a government of reconciliation and a call to the international community to lift all sanctions against Honduras and send electoral observers to monitor the presidential elections.

In a nationally televised address Thursday evening, Michelleti said the “Made-in-Honduras” solution to the crisis represents a “significant concession” by his government, which had previously insisted that the Supreme Court – not Congress – have the final word on whether Zelaya returns to power. Zelaya, who remains holed up in the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, had argued that Congress should have the final say, even though his support among lawmakers – even those in his own party – remains dubious at best. ....

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[Alamuti Lotus]

1. hardly

none of the social and economic root causes of the 'crisis' have even been remotely glossed over, let alone resolved: conflict will continue to foam over.

[Andronex]

2. Honduras deal thrown into doubt

A deal to end the political standoff in Honduras has been thrown into doubt after a negotiator for the de facto government suggested that Manuel Zelaya, the ousted president, will not be returned to power.

The comments by Arturo Corrales prompted confusion on Saturday as it had been thought Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti, Honduras's de facto leader, had reached a deal.

The two sides have been at odds for four months over whether Zelaya should be reinstated before presidential elections due to be held in November.

It was thought that through the deal Zelaya could be returned to power before elections on November 29, if the measure won support from congress and the supreme court.

But Corrales said that since congress would not be in session before the elections, Zelaya would not be confirmed in office.

more... <http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/10/200910313171313971.html>