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Let’s ramp up our solidarity with the left in Latin America writes KEN LIVINGSTONE
Free Party presidential candidate Xiomara Castro acknowledges her supporters after general elections, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

AS I write this column, news is coming through of a stunning presidential election victory in Honduras for progressive candidate Xiomara Castro. 

Overcoming fierce opposition from those with wealth and power is always an impressive feat, but this is a particularly remarkable achievement for the Honduran left in the context of the conditions they have been forced to operate in. 

Following the military coup against elected President Manuel Zelaya in 2009, trade unionists and social movements faced over a decade of recession from an illegitimate regime — shamefully assisted by spyware they bought from the British government.

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