Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Mexico City – Tegucigalpa, Honduras og Mexico City --
For months, ousted Honduran President For de måneder, fortrænges honduranske præsident
– with the backing of the world community – has demanded that Roberto Micheletti step down as the interim president of this Central American nation roiled in political conflict. - Med opbakning fra verdenssamfundet - har krævet, at Roberto Micheletti træde tilbage som midlertidig præsident i dette mellemamerikanske nation roiled i den politiske konflikt.
Thursday evening, he may have gotten his wish: Mr. Micheletti told the nation that he will likely leave the presidency to allow voters to concentrate on upcoming Torsdag aften, kan han have fået sit ønske: Mr. Micheletti fortalte nationen, at han sandsynligvis vil overlade formandskabet til at give vælgerne til at koncentrere sig om kommende
Nov. 29. 29 november.
But his leave, which would only be temporary, has done little to appease supporters of Mr. Zelaya, nor is it likely to sway the opinion of countries that have said they will refuse to acknowledge Men hans tjenestefrihed, der kun ville være midlertidig, har gjort meget for at formilde tilhængere af Mr. Zelaya, det er heller ikke sandsynligt, at svaje udtalelse fra lande, der har sagt, at de vil nægte at anerkende
without Zelaya first in office. uden Zelaya først i embedet. (The biggest loser in the Honduras political crisis? Its economy.) (Den største taber i Honduras politiske krise? Sin økonomi.)
“He says he's stepping down, but he's really just leaving the country without a president for a week,” says Rasel Tome, an adviser to Zelaya. "Han siger, han er trådt tilbage, men han er virkelig bare forlade landet uden en formand for en uge," siger Rasel Tome, en rådgiver for Zelaya. “It's a vile trick he's playing on "Det er en nederdrægtig trick han at spille på
and the international community. og det internationale samfund. It's a farce. Det er en farce. This is still a coup.” Dette er stadig et kup. "
On Thursday evening, in a national broadcast, Micheletti said that he could step down from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, when the Honduran Congress is expected to vote on whether to allow Zelaya to return to office – part of a deal brokered by the US. Torsdag aften, i en national broadcast Micheletti sagde, at han kunne træde ned fra 25 november - 2 december, når den honduranske kongres ventes at stemme om hvorvidt de vil tillade Zelaya at vende tilbage til kontoret - en del af en aftale i stand på USA.
“My purpose with this measure is for the attention of all Hondurans to concentrate on the electoral process and not on the political crisis,” Micheletti said in a statement, promising to return to office should a "Mit formål med denne foranstaltning er for opmærksomhed fra alle Hondurans at koncentrere sig om valghandlingen og ikke på den politiske krise," Micheletti sagde i en erklæring, som lover at vende tilbage til kontoret, bør en
arise. opstår. He did not say who, or if another president, will govern in his absence, only that his cabinet will operate “normally.” Han sagde ikke sige hvem, eller hvis en anden præsident, vil regere i hans fravær, kun, at hans kabinet kommer til at fungere "normalt".
Zelaya, who has been stuck in the Brazilian Embassy after he snuck back into Honduras Sept. 21, immediately called Micheletti's announcement a ruse. Zelaya, der har siddet fast i den brasilianske ambassade, efter at han sneg tilbage i Honduras 21 september, ringede straks Micheletti meddelelse et kneb. Zelaya was kicked out of the country in June for pushing forward with a nonbinding referendum to explore constitutional change. Zelaya blev smidt ud af landet i juni for at gå videre med en ikke-bindende folkeafstemning for at udforske forfatningsændringer. His critics say he was intending to scrap Hans kritikere siger, at han havde til hensigt at skrot
, forbidden under the current Constitution. , Forbudt i henhold til den nuværende forfatning. He has denied the allegation. Han har afvist påstanden.
Zelaya has said he will not recognize the Nov. 29 elections and has also warned he will not retake the presidency if Congress votes on his restoration after Zelaya har sagt, at han ikke vil anerkende den 29 november valget, og har også advaret om, at han ikke vil generobre formandskabet hvis Kongressen stemmer om hans restaurering efter
, as lawmakers have said they intend to do. , Som lovgiverne har sagt, at de agter at gøre. Zelaya has called for elections to be postponed. Zelaya har opfordret til valg, der skal udskydes.
Under a US-brokered deal, Zelaya had initially agreed to allow Congress to decide his fate, but Honduran lawmakers, who were not bound to a deadline under the agreement, have stalled on making a decision. Under en USA-mæglet aftale, Zelaya oprindeligt havde aftalt at give Kongressen til at afgøre sin skæbne, men honduranske lovgivere, som ikke var bundet til en frist i henhold til aftalen, er gået i stå på at træffe en beslutning. Zelaya has since pulled out of the agreement. Zelaya har siden trukket sig ud af aftalen.
support Micheletti's decision. støtte Micheletti beslutning. “I don't support Micheletti or Zelaya, but I think Micheletti is acting in the best interests of our country,” says Edgar Coella, standing with friends outside a downtown hotel. "Jeg støtter ikke Micheletti eller Zelaya, men jeg tror, Micheletti handler i den bedste interesse for vores land," siger Edgar Coella, stående med venner uden for en downtown hotel. “[It] shows he's not interested in power. "[Det] viser, han er ikke interesseret i magt. What he wants is peace.” Hvad han ønsker, er fred. "
Juan Santos, a resident of Tegucigalpa, says he hopes that Micheletti's move will encourage the international community to recognize elections and heal divides between those who support and oppose events in Honduras. Juan Santos, bosiddende i Tegucigalpa, siger, at han håber, at Micheletti træk vil opfordre det internationale samfund til at anerkende valget og helbrede skel mellem dem, der støtter og modsætte arrangementer i Honduras. “[Micheletti] just didn't want any more problems,” he says. "[Micheletti] bare ikke vil have flere problemer," siger han.
Yet Micheletti's decision will probably sway public opinion. Men Micheletti's beslutning vil formentlig svaje den offentlige mening. The US has said it plans to recognize the Nov. 29 vote since both sides agreed to the terms of the deal, but countries such as USA har sagt, at det har planer om at anerkende den 29 november afstemning, da begge parter enige om at vilkårene i aftalen, men lande som
have promised they will not. har lovet, vil de ikke.
“It might give a fig leaf for certain countries already so inclined to recognize the election,” says Eric Farnsworth, vice president of the "Det kan give et figenblad for visse lande allerede er så tilbøjelige til at anerkende valget," siger Eric Farnsworth, Vice President for
, a consultancy based in New York. , En konsulentvirksomhed baseret i New York. “But otherwise I'm not sure it'll have a dramatic impact, because the key question has always been Zelaya's status, not Micheletti's. "Men ellers er jeg ikke sikker på, at det vil have en dramatisk effekt, fordi det centrale spørgsmål altid har været Zelaya status, ikke Micheletti's. So long as the Congress won't vote on his return until after the election, the step by Micheletti is more for PR than a serious way to move the discussions forward.” Så længe Kongressen ikke vil stemme om sin tilbagevenden til efter valget, den skridt for Micheletti er mere til PR end en seriøs måde at flytte debatten fremad. "
Was Zelaya's ouster in June a coup? Var Zelaya har fordrevet i juni et kup?